In 2003, a man named Urfan Sharif arrived in the UK on a student visa after leaving his home in Jehlum, Pakistan.  Sharif spent the next 20 years terrorising and abusing the women and children in his life.  In this episode, Andy tracks these 20 years by speaking to other journalists that have covered this case.  We also have an exclusive interview with Angelika, the woman who Sharif dated when he was 26 and she was still only a teenager.  She recounts the controlling behaviour that eventually led to her being held captive and violently attacked. Finally we look at the missed opportunities that authorities had to stop Sharif, who would eventually go on to murder his 10-year-old daughter Sara in 2023.

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