The father, stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif have appeared in court charged with the 10-year-old’s murder.

Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother, Faisal Malik, 28, all of Hammond Road, Woking, are also accused of causing or allowing the death of a child.

Appearing at Guilford Magistrates Court, Sharif wore a grey prison issue tracksuit, Batool was dressed in black and Malik wore a red T-shirt and blue jeans.

They have since been remanded in custody.

It follows their arrest on Wednesday evening at Gatwick Airport as they disembarked a flight from Dubai.

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The trio had travelled to Pakistan a day before police discovered Sara’s body at her home in Woking on 10 August.

A post-mortem examination found Sara had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries” over a “sustained and extended” period of time.

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