Sara Sharif was found dead on August 10 at her Surry home in the UK. Police believe her father, Urfan Sharif, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, travelled to Pakistan the next day.
The pair released a video this morning saying they are willing to cooperate with UK authorities after allegedly going into hiding for weeks.Authorities want to speak to all three in relation to the murder investigation., Batool read from a notebook while Sharif sat quietly beside her.Sharif and Batool spend the rest of the 2-minute and 36-second long clip claiming that the Pakistan police are harassing the couple's extended family, also saying they had been illegally detained.
Jhelum police chief Mehmood Bajwa said the claims of harassment and torture were false, but confirmed that police had conducted raids and detained some family members for questioning - however, they had not arrested anyone.READ MORE:Surrey Police said the video was "clearly significant" in a statement to the BBC.
"As you will appreciate, progressing these enquiries through the appropriate channels has to be handled carefully and sensitively," the force told BBC.Post-mortem tests found that Sara sustained "multiple and extensive injuries."
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