Sara Sharif - a life surrounded by risk

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About this episode:

Explore the tragic case of Sara Sharif and the missed opportunities that allowed risk to persist over years. This episode examines how patterns of abuse, system gaps and reduced oversight left a child invisible in plain sight—highlighting the critical importance of professional curiosity, consistency and truly seeing risk in safeguarding practice.

Authors: Sam Preston & Sara Spinks

Publish date: 14 Jan 2026

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