Overview
- The independent review finds services repeatedly missed warning signs, failed to question injuries and underestimated the risk posed by Sara’s father.
- Courts have already jailed Urfan Sharif for a minimum 40 years and Beinash Batool for 33 years, with uncle Faisal Malik sentenced to 16 years.
- After she was withdrawn from school for home education, Sara effectively disappeared from view; the report calls for mandatory meetings when previously known children are taken out of school.
- Investigators cite lost chances, including a closed referral after visible bruising, delays and a misdirected home visit days before her death.
- The review flags systemic gaps such as inconsistent interpreter access for her mother and weak cultural guidance, while Surrey’s leader apologises and urges national reform.