THE dad of Sara Sharif claimed his daughter's death was an accident, the 10-year-old's grandad has said.

       Muhammad Sharif - the father of missing Urfan Sharif, Sara's dad - alleges he saw Urfan after he arrived in Pakistan having fled the UK.

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       The dad of Sara Sharif claimed his daughter's death was an accident, the tragic 10-year-old's grandad has said Credit: PA 4

       Urfan's fled the UK after Sara's death out of fear, his father claims Credit: Enterprise

       Muhammad told the BBC: "It was an accident, he didn't tell me how it happened."

       The body of Sara Sharif was found at Urfan's home in Woking, Surrey, on August 10, after he called cops from Pakistan's capital Islamabad.

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       Post-mortem tests could not determine the cause of death as Sara – described as a “beautiful and bubbly” girl – had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries”.

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       Surrey Police stressed the injuries were “likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time”.

       The force added interaction with Sara's family "goes back some years".

       Muhammad told the BBC Urfan, 41, left the UK on August 9 out of fear.

       But he says Urfan, fleeing stepmother Beinash Batool, 29, and brother Faisal Malik, 28, should all return to face justice.

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       He added: "His daughter died and when you go under so much trauma, obviously you can't think properly.

       "All I can say is that they should have faced the case."

       Emotional Mohammad said he felt "great sorrow" over "beautiful" Sara's death, adding the grief will stay with him for the rest of his life.

       A local travel agent said last month he had been contacted by someone known to Sara, wanting group tickets to Islamabad, the BBC reported.

       The booking cost over ￡5,000 and was booked on August 9, hours before Sara's body was found alone in Urfan's ￡500,000 Horsell home by cops.

       UK police are working with Interpol and the National Crime Agency to locate the trio.

       It comes as Sara's mum Olga Sharif, who lives in Yeovil, Somerset, told The Sun: "I need to know why she was left in that house whilst everyone else flew out of the country after she was already dead.

       “I will never have closure until I know what has happened and why it happened to my girl."

       The Polish mum also called on Urfan to hand her teen son - who was taken abroad with four other kids - over to authorities so he can be repatriated to the UK and returned to her.

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       Sara's step-mother Beinash Batool is also on the run in Pakistan Credit: PA 4

       Brother Faisal Malik, 28, also fled to Pakistan Credit: PA