MOTHER'S AGONY Sara Sharif’s mother Olga breaks silence after dad Urfan arrested on return to UK for 10-year-old’s ‘murder’

THE heartbroken mum of Sara Sharif has told how the arrest of her daughter’s dad and stepmum is a “weight lifted” off her shoulders.

Olga Sharif has been left in the dark over Sara’s death for weeks while Urfan Sharif, 41, and his partner Beinash Batool, 29, went on the run in Pakistan.

But on Wednesday night, nearly five weeks on since Sara, 10, was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, the pair landed back in the UK and were arrested along with Sara’s uncle Faisal Malik.

Reacting to the arrests, an emotional Olga told The Sun: “I am very happy that the police have made arrests.

“It is a huge relief and something I didn’t think would happen this quickly.

 “I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders but there is still a long way to go before I feel closure.

“What is important now is that the police can investigate with no information being kept back or put to the side.

“This needs everyone to work together.

“I have had to wait a long time for this and I didn’t know if they would ever be able to investigate what happened to my daughter.”

It comes after Interpol had launched an international manhunt for the trio with police in Pakistan liaising with cops in the UK.

A Surrey Police spokesperson said: "Our investigation into the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif was launched following the discovery of her body at her home address in Hammond Road, Woking, on August 10.

"This [Wednesday] evening, around 7.45pm, three people were arrested in connection with this investigation at Gatwick Airport.

"Two men, aged 41 years and 28 years, and a woman, aged 29 years, were arrested on suspicion of murder after disembarking a flight from Dubai. They are currently in custody and will be interviewed in due course.

"Sara’s mother has been informed of this latest update and is being supported by specialist officers. Our thoughts remain with her and those affected by Sara’s death at this very difficult time.

"This has been an extremely fast-moving, challenging and complex enquiry and we remain absolutely committed to conducting a thorough investigation into Sara’s death."

It comes after Surrey Police said on Tuesday it was working to secure the safe return of Sara's five siblings from Pakistan after a court ruled the children would be temporarily moved to a government childcare facility.

The force said it had been working with Surrey County Council and international authorities after the Pakistani court made the ruling.

It is unclear where the children will ultimately be sent or for how long they may be kept in the facility.

The children, aged between one and 13 years old, travelled to Pakistan with Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Mr Malik.

The children were carried by family members into court for around 40 minutes on Tuesday before being moved to another court as authorities tried to decide on their next steps, the BBC reported.

Sara's grandfather Muhammad Sharif said he had been hiding the children in his home, but did not specify for how long.