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20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Sara Sharif's paternal grandfather has been granted guardianship of her siblings by a court in Pakistan.
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grandfather → publish → Pakistan
The decision comes after years of legal limbo following the murder of 10-year-old Sara by her father and stepmother in 2023.
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decision → come → 2023
The children's grandfather has said her siblings will retain their British citizenship so they can choose to return to the UK if they wish.
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they → say → UK
All five children, who are now aged between 16 and four, have been living in Pakistan since 2023.
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who → age → 2023
They were asked to speak to the judge in court, where the eldest said they were comfortable and the siblings were settled.
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siblings → ask → court
When told by the judge that the grandfather would become their guardian, the eldest responded saying "that's all good".
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that → tell → judge
The five children have been in Pakistan since August 2023, when they were brought to the country by Sara's father, stepmother and uncle after Sara was killed.
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Sara → bring → father
The family was in hiding for weeks before the children were discovered by police at the grandfather's house.
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children → discover → house
They were initially put into state childcare.
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They → put → childcare
The adults flew back to the UK and were arrested at the airport.
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adults → fly → airport
Sara's father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool were found guilty of Sara's murder.
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father → find → murder
Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison and Batool received a minimum of 33 years.
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Batool → sentence → years
Her uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and given a 16-year sentence.
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uncle → find → sentence
Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during a "campaign of torture" that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in Woking, Surrey.
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body → hood → Woking
In Pakistan, Sara's grandfather was given temporary custody of her siblings in October 2023.
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grandfather → give → October
All but the youngest are now attending school in Pakistan, the grandfather has said.
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grandfather → attend → Pakistan
The children were made wards of court in England, and Surrey County council had been trying to bring them back through the courts in Pakistan.
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council → make → Pakistan
Their grandfather has been fighting for them to stay with him.
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them → fight → him
Surrey withdrew from the case in June, saying it had no ability to pursue the application in Pakistan, as English proceedings are coming to an end.
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proceedings → withdraw → end
A final decision on their guardianship had not been made in Pakistan's courts until Saturday.
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decision → make → Saturday
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