Louise Tickle

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Louise Tickle |Ada Barume

Sara Sharif: one judge, three court cases and a murder The brutal circumstances of Sara Sharif’s death were described by the judge that sent her killers to prison as torture. But when it emerged that the two adults who murdered her were granted parental responsibility by a family court judge four years earlier, the finger of blame began to wander. Who could have saved Sarah Sharif?

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Louise Tickle

On 10 August 2023, the body of 10-year-old Sara Sharif was discovered by police under a duvet in the family home in Woking. Her father and stepmother were nowhere to be found: it later emerged they had fled to Pakistan taking the family’s five children. Sixteen months later, Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of Sara’s murder. The litany of injuries on her body indicating torture meted out over several years shocked even veteran reporters at the Old Bailey.

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Louise Tickle |Hannah Summers

On 10 August 2023, the body of 10-year-old Sara Sharif was discovered by police under a duvet in the family home in Woking. Her father and stepmother were nowhere to be found: it later emerged they had fled to Pakistan taking the family’s five children. Sixteen months later, Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of Sara’s murder. The litany of injuries on her body indicating torture meted out over several years shocked even veteran reporters at the Old Bailey.

1 month ago | tortoisemedia.com | Louise Tickle

I wanted to learn from this book, but having gone straight to the chapter on gender non-conformity to see how one of the most polarising and risky-to-discuss issues of the present was dealt with, I found myself alienated by the assumption made by the author that anyone who disagreed with her position on trans issues was wrong, uncompassionate and bigoted.

Jan 30, 2025 | tortoisemedia.com | Louise Tickle |Hannah Summers |Matt Russell

41 mins • S1, E284 My AI girlfriend: a cure for loneliness This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Eugenia Kuyda thinks she can solve an “epidemic” of loneliness. Her app, Replika, is “the AI companion who cares”, a chatbot that can text you, flirt with you, and promises to love you unconditionally. But Replika is fraught with ethical concerns – and risks.