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‘Inquiries to be answered’ over Sara Sharif case, PM says, as variety of youngsters harmed by abuse revealed

By Editorial Board Published December 12, 2024 4 Min Read
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‘Inquiries to be answered’ over Sara Sharif case, PM says, as variety of youngsters harmed by abuse revealed

Sir Keir Starmer says there are “questions to be answered” over the homicide of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, as a report reveals a whole bunch of youngsters died or have been significantly harmed by abuse in a single 12 months. 

New findings revealed a day after Sara’s father and stepmother have been discovered responsible of her homicide present greater than 480 youngsters in England have been affected by “serious incidents” between April 2023 and March 2024.

A kind of youngsters was Sara, who died in August final 12 months after a marketing campaign of abuse.

Sara had been identified to social companies all through her life and her father had confronted earlier allegations of abuse.

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Sara Sharif. Pic: Surrey Police

Her college had referred considerations about bruises on her face to social companies 5 months earlier than her homicide, however the case was closed by social staff days later.

An impartial little one safeguarding overview will now look at whether or not she was failed by the authorities.

The prime minister described it as an “awful” case.

“My first response is a human response. This is just awful case. It’s very hard to see, to read about, for many people who will be viewing, it’s just shocking,” he mentioned.

“So that’s where I start on this. Obviously, there’s going to be questions that need to be answered in relation to this case.”

Within the weeks earlier than her loss of life, Sara was tied up, crushed with a cricket bat, burnt with an iron and even bitten, the Previous Bailey heard.

She suffered greater than 70 accidents shortly earlier than she was discovered lifeless at her home in Woking, with a number of fractures in 25 areas on her physique.

Requested if the federal government would ban smacking youngsters in its Kids’s Wellbeing Invoice, Sir Keir mentioned this case doesn’t have something to do with smacking.

“This is about violence. It’s about abuse. It’s about making sure that [there are] protecting safeguards for children, particularly those being home-schooled,” he mentioned.

“So that’s where I think the questions are. But my response, first and foremost, is just the most awful case that many people, many viewers will find very, very, very hard to hear.”

Sara Sharif during reception year.
Pic: Surrey Police

Picture:
Sara Sharif throughout reception 12 months. Pic: Surrey Police

Lots of of youngsters affected

Knowledge from the Baby Safeguarding Observe Evaluate Panel revealed 485 youngsters died or have been significantly harmed by abuse or neglect within the 12 months to March 31 2024.

Panel chairwoman Annie Hudson mirrored on Sara’s “harrowing” case, saying the kid safety system should change and calling for multi-agency youngsters groups in native authorities.

Of the 330 critical incident notifications acquired by the panel, slightly below half – 46% – have been for youngsters who died.

Greater than a 3rd concerned infants underneath one.

Greater than half of incidents involving loss of life or critical hurt of a kid youthful than 5 concerned a dad or mum or related grownup with a psychological well being situation.

And 16% of youngsters died by suicide, in line with the report, with 92% of those that took their very own lives recorded as having a psychological well being situation.

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