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Sara Sharif's grandfather speaks to the BBC about her death

Sara Sharif's father claimed his daughter's death was an accident, her grandfather has told the BBC.

Muhammed Sharif said he saw his son, Urfan, after he arrived in Pakistan.

Urfan Sharif, his partner, and his brother, had left the UK the day before Sara's body was found. Post-mortem tests found she had "multiple and extensive injuries".

5 September 2023

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