This has to be the worst case of abuse against a child I have read

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I am absolutely flabbergasted that this could have gone on and not one person reported it. Not the family members. Not the neighbours. Not the staff at school. This little girl had absolutely no one.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13962633/note-sara-sharifs-body-court-father-confessed-killing.html?ico=article_preview_xp_mobile

I haven't seen anything about the uncle. I'm assuming his trial is separate. Since the father confessed, I'm assuming his crime is doing nothing ie not alerting the authorities.

But we can't say don't report because nothing will happen because as sure as eggs nothing will happen if everyone says there is no point.
The system works by putting together lots of reports so yours may help even if you don't see action.
We know the system doesn't always work but we still need to try.

Hopefully the jury will reach a verdict soon

As someone who has worked in Child Protection/Safeguarding and the comments above. It is said that 'it takes a village to bring up a child'. I think the same applies to safeguarding a child, especially nowadays, it takes everyone to contact authorities when they see/hear a child being at risk. Various people e.g. neighbours, school, etc, all and anyone could have alerted the authorities and collectively done something to help. A big red flag was the young girl changing clothes, then soon after doing home-schooling. I think neighbours, without blaming them, could have phoned regarding the noise and swearing, and they could have done this anonymously. Anyway, it is tragic and hope finally the young girl is at peace. So sad, a life of disruption and horrendous abuse.

He didn't take the stand for questioning same as the step mum.
The jury still have to reach a verdict on them both.

Tuesday, December 10
Surrey Police have confirmed that the jury did not sit today and, consequently, verdicts are still awaited. The jury is expected to resume its deliberations tomorrow.

There will be a serious case review but it won't be released for a while. I am also interested to read.
While the Local Authority have a statutory responsibility, the first responsibility is with children's parents and relatives not to harm them or kill them.

True but these parents weren't capable of being decent humans even at the most basic of levels of humanity so SC is there for the child. Otherwise what's the point of socail care?

Dad and step mum guilty of murder .
Uncle guilty of causing or allowing death
Rip beautiful girl

Lessons will be learned. When exactly?

Caroline Carberry KC, Batool’s barrister, described Sharif as a “manipulative, serial abuser of vulnerable women” and an “abuser of children … over many years as confirmed in police and social service records”.

The trial heard Sharif had previously been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a baby and a child. He had also been arrested for allegedly abusing three unconnected Polish women, including Sara’s mother, Olga Domin, with the first claim dating back to 2007.

In each of those three cases, Surrey police said an investigation was carried out but there was insufficient evidence to proceed and

Sharif was released without charge.
Sara was placed in the care of her father after a custody hearing at Guildford family court in 2019 despite concerns for years about the potential risk he posed.

DCS Mark Chapman, from Surrey police, told the Guardian the force’s contact with the family “goes back some years”. He said details of the contact were “properly referred into the custody family court hearing around [the] placement of Sara”. He said there had been no further contact with Surrey police after that.

Surrey county council is understood to have supported Sara’s return to her father in 2019 because that had been her preference.

Sophie Francis-Cansfield, the head of policy at the charity Women’s Aid, said the case highlighted “a devastating failure” to safeguard children at risk.

She said: “Sara Sharif’s story is a devastating reminder of the consequences when red flags are ignored and children’s safety is not prioritised in family court decisions.

“Before Sara was even born, there were alarming warning signs. Her father had been accused of abuse by three women, and Sara was placed under a child protection plan at birth – clear evidence of significant risk. Yet, despite multiple signs of ongoing harm, the system failed to act decisively. Instead of ensuring her safety, family courts prioritised reunification at the expense of her life.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/11/sara-sharif-father-stepmother-found-guilty-murder

I'm also so angry at every neighbour that heard those terrible sounds and did not report it to police. If that had been my neighbour I'd have been hammering on the door and calling 999 every single time.

I don’t understand the mindset behind parents/step parents that attack children like this. Punishment? Punishment for what exactly? Since when was smacking a child around with a cricket bat, punishment? It’s disgusting

It's not like they suddenly woke up one day and hit them with a cricket bat. It child's up and up and up.

Did I say that? It doesn’t matter how they got there. It’s the fact that their mind allowed them to go that far is my point

I'm disgusted with the mother's tribute. She tried to drown her fgs.

It's beyond harrowing. The sheer evil of mankind. Can't get my head round it at all. May they rot in jail and burn in hell! Poor little girl 😢

While there is a responsibility of the authorities to protect kids in their care and to do their job, there should be a responsibility on us all to look out for every child we come across who isn't being cared for. On the radio today it was, home schooling checkers aren't social workers. No, but I'd they suspect something they should act. Everyone should. So many mistakes are constantly being made and no one listens.

we dont know that to be true, or the circumstances

I started a thread once proposing that everyone needs a basic level of safeguarding training - I got my arse absolutely handed to me! 'I don't come into contact with kids' was the main objection. Safeguarding is everyone's business.

RIP Sara, I'm sorry you were failed by everyone.

What circumstances would mean it is understandable for a woman to try and drown her daughter?

Reported. I suspect it is true, facts will be checked before journalists report things.

Do we even know that's true though?
From what I have read Sharif reported that Sara's mother tried to drown her. Is there any actual evidence that she did?

and why should anyone believe him.

however Sara wanted to live with her dad i heard

From what I have read Sharif reported that Sara's mother tried to drown her. Is there any actual evidence that she did?

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Unless she died from drowning, then no?? How would there be evidence of this??

The brute of a father filmed Sara making those allegations and used it to get custody of her. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to surmise that she was coached or even threatened to say what he wanted her to say.