Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl, was murdered after enduring horrific abuse from her father, Urfan Sharif, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, throughout her life. A review revealed systemic failures in safeguarding that allowed the abuse to continue, including a missed home visit just days before her death. Both Sharif and Batool were sentenced to life imprisonment, while calls for a parliamentary investigation into the failures of child protection services have been made. Surrey County Council has expressed regret and committed to implementing improvements in child safeguarding practices.
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