Sarah’s story: death of a 7-year-old seeking asylum in the UK | BBC News 

Born in Belgium, grew up in Sweden… wtf were the parents coming to England for????

Traveled to Belgium, Sweden, France and now risked their lives by boats for England.,.. this shouldn't be allowed!!

why has he been denied asylum in all those countries? Is there something we don't know about?

Am I supposed to be drowning in tears of grief?

the father must been charged as an accomplice to murder. he says he just wants his child to go to school and a few seconds later they interview her teacher. Lock him up

her father is to blame

They were safe in France.

That man should be in prison. wtf is he doing here being interviewed. ffs.

So 3xplain why the little girl was in the boat with him and not his wife the 2 other daughters/ What was he trying to do here? If the girl born in Sweden isn't she a swedish citizen? Why would the children be deported?

Rip Sarah may ur soul rest in heaven..

Anyone would recognize the scream of a child that young... those other men/passengers involved in her death, trampled, suffocated her, ignored the father, I hope the charges are successful /should be sentenced for murder... all other passengers who are potential partakers in her death but not enough evidence should be deported, don't want that type of person here!!!!

Her father is responsible.

UK really should learn something from Australia................................................

Questions not asked . Where was the Mother . Where were the other Two Children ( Didn`t see them all together on the clip ) Only Achmid and Sarah . There is more to this than is being told . 14 refusals that`s a massive problem , if refused and then appealed and refused again , then they should have been held and deported immediatly

her father should be charged with Child endangerment what a stupid thing to do with a 7 year old child

Her fathers fault.

Why not stay in France which is part of the European Union??

Father's fault

The thing is illegal immigration is bad for the host country and for the migrants who are often abused in various ways by smugglers

Father should be arrested for negligence.

uk needs to be like australia, china or dubai

She was safe. Therefore not a refugee. Criminal manslaughter to the parents.

Poor little girl. I am so sorry for her and her family. Now this is different. He had fleed with his family and was at risk of deportation. He took the risk and paid the ultimate price. He fled for a better life and did not leave his family behind. Sadly he is now tarred with the same brush as all the single young criminals who hate our country. His story is different and people need to remember this. Its the ones that wish us harm and have every intention of milking our system. Read the whole story before you judge

Guy got his daughter killed. Simple as

The blood is on the father’s hands for endangering his daughter. This was his fourth attempt at illegally entering the UK, and the price he paid was his daughter’s life.

Nice bit of propaganda, pulling on those heartstrings

Can the UK deport Sophie Raworth?

The father is responsible for putting his daughter into a very dangerous situation. And where were his other children and his wife? , if your escaping persecution then escape with all your family

The dad should be jailed for manslaughter.

Im a father. This girl's death is entirely her father's fault. There was no need to unlawfully migrate into Britain from another European country that is just as safe and rich. This is not about seeking refuge or even seeking a decent life. This is just pure hubris. One look at the sea should tell you its not safe to cross on such a boat

He should be prosecuted and jail and deported for putting children in dangers ! BBC must stop to make excuses for this people committing crime

Why always looking for asylum in Europe? Why not in Saudi Arabia, koweit or any other rich Muslim country?

the bbc left the comments section opened. i wonder if theyre shoocked to see everyone blaming the dad.

What a disgrace of a man. He is entirely responsible for what happened to his daughter.

I feel bad for them. So much pain and suffering in this world as humans.

The dad is fully responsible for this. Wars have ended, many have returned and have contributed to rebuilding the country.

The father crying is so heart breaki g😭.Oh dear God, how terrifying is that for parents, imagine how is life for them there that they take such horrifying risk?

Why have children if you can't feed them?

Ya think he would of gotten the hint by now refused in 3 countries . The girl paid for his blind stubbornness.What a tragic shame.

Rest in peace Sarah. You deserved better, so much better than this world offered you.

0 sympathy for the father.

Jail the dad

So Sad - Rest in peace little angel

They use children as human shields

No sympathy. What a selfish man.

My thoughts and prayers are with Sarah’s family.

The little girl would still be alive if her dad didn't break the law

Rip sarah hope her parents are haunted the rest of their lives by this death the dad needs to be jailed, they took a dangerous risk knowing this could happen. He took her because he knew if he took her he would be granted asylum shame on him.

Whoever put her in the boat murdered her. Also...Sarah? Really?

We must stop these people from attempting to cross this very dangerous sea lane. Only then will these tragedies stop.

They USE their kids as baits to enter!

Father killed his daughter

The EU keeps letting them get on the boats.. The blood is on their hands. The EU allowed them into their borders, they've taken on the responsibility the EU should be looking after them. End of conversation.

So he fled Iraq in 2009 & was denied permission to settle in Europe, I wonder why that was.

unfortunately, I've met some of those who seek refuge in Both South Korea and Canada. They have something in common: all of them come from wealthy families, that's why they manage to get to the West and other poor fellows have to stay in their home countries. One of them is my classmate, who studies in a developed country without having to work while we - the legitimate students - are struggling financially and are willing to do any legal work, but she is rich and she'll never be willing to do such jobs. She has started her refugee claim process not yet been approved. All she mentioned was benefits be granted as a refugee and with people from Syria, the success is almost guaranteed. Another fellow told me this was how the process works and, even if something does not happen to you but it happens to people in your country you can claim that it happened to you. People, work to earn a living, People in the West are all nice and decent and they have done a lot for many legitimate asylum seekers, don't abuse the system.

For his children to be born and raised in Europe and then deported to Iraq a war thorn country for indefinite is another form of murder. The same way any British family would not take their kids to Iraq or Afghanistan for ever. He himself might be able to live in Iraq but his kids would mentally suffer. May God bring peace to every country so people are not misplaced in the first place.

look up the definition of Illegal immigrant. someone who lives or works in another country when they do not have the legal right to do this

So Sad 💔💔💔

She is my friend 😭rest in peace Sarah you were my best friend

moral story don't travel by boats and if you truly love your children safety come legally. Poor child. Also England is too small for iraq,iran,syria gaza,all middle east countries to fit in. England itself a small island !!!

What A Bars Dad! How can you put your 7 year old daughter at risk like that? He basically gambled with his daughters life. Poor girl!

So sad😢😢

Guess we don't care about the kids that die over here anymore

The worst thing for any parent is to outlive your children I hope and pray that they kind move on from this in some way but part of the blame is on them for taking risk, and also on those who knowingly trampled a child and looked away. I hope they are able to find a home somewhere within Europe to try a deport children who are born within a country, grew up in that country and are raised in that country but then say they are not native does not make sense

Finally BBC talked about its own country! 👏👏

If I bring my child to unsafe waters and my child dies on sea,then I would be convicted for that. He gets the mic of the bbc instead.

Everyone here seems to think that this man took his family on a dangerous route to get to England for the fun of it. What if he would be facing certain death or persecution by going back to Iraq? What if his daughters were going to be child brides and he wanted them to have an education? Don't assume you know what's going on in people's lives. He wouldn't have taken such a risk if he wasn't desperate not to go back.

They were settled in Sweden ,what more did he want, there was no excuse for putting the little girl on that boat..

why include the child in taking the risk?

So sad.

Discusting behaviour of the parents forcing their child into such a dangerous situation when they are already on a safe country.

God 🙏🙏🙏 give peace to this father and family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

الله يساعدكم ويصبر گلبكم 😢😢😢😢😢😢الله يرحمها حبيبتي طير بالجنه ياعمري انتي

In a shockingly similar speech to that given by Yousaf, Sarwar angrily listed how many jobs in Scotland are filled by white people while speaking in front of the Scottish parliament in 2023.

Thanks Lord for your peace Thanks Lord for your salvation

I can’t hold my tears

Mój Boże, takie straszne nieszczęście.. Ludzi dotyka nagle wiecej bólu i łez, niz większość z nas potrafi sobie nawet wyobrazić .. Trzeba sie modlić za to niespełnione życie, i za rodzine.

Her parents are 100% to blame

WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE YOUNG GIRL DEATH !!!!!

The father is a murderer of her own daughter . He is the main culprits to put her daughter to die . No mercy on her father . They are greedy !!!

Stay away from trying to enter the UK illegally, you may well die trying. Ahmed killed his daughter, it is nobody else's fault. Try calling Iraq home. It is truly sad that the little girl has died by the hands of her father. NO MEANS NO. Sneaking in illegally is not the answer.

He knew how dangerous it would be

Poor girl

So it seems he would do anything for his family not to go back to Iraq. Was it so unsafe for them there? Does he regret his decision?We dont know. We don't know all the facts. As much as i dont want the sheer number of migrants coming here to the UK, i cannot judge this man because i don't walk in his shoes.

Mr Alhashimi said he had been living in Sweden for seven years, and had been trying to gain EU residency - but was turned down because he was from the Iraqi city of Basra, which is considered safe.

Iraq is safe now. For the most part, with the expection of some areas of the country. Still a broken country though, i wont lie about it. The American , British, saudi/isis atrocities has really taken a toll on this society. The only countries that have been somewhat good to iraq is iran, Russia because they helped with isis problem. Maybe even china to some extent.

This stupid , Nonsense Father is responsible for the death of the baby Girl.😢😢

This happened and is happening because of the illegal invasion of Iraq. Where they had a leader in Saddam Hussein who was no saint but kept the country in order and it's people never felt the need to take life threatening journeys for a better life. We all know which country wanted Saddam to be removed to weaken the Arab nation's and that country is currently committing a Genocide, where not one Arab leader has uttered a single word of disapproval. Also the Iraq oil wealth is being syphoned off on an industrial scale by the oligarchs that have taken over since the disposal of Saddam. Where is that money being parked?

The lack of compassion for this child as evidenced in the comments is atrocious

She was my cat with me.😢😢😢

That’s so sad! No amount of regret and tears can bring her back, it’s not worth it. Sorry to say but he put her in harms way, this types of risks are not worth it. I wish ppl could just stop this. But it’s easy to say when ur living comfortably. I’m sure living in Iraq would b better than losing family. How did these men sit on her? Killed her? All of them should be deported.

Stop using children as news story's the parents knew the risk.

Father is responsible, it was illegal!

Shame on people who will use their children and women for mercy and refugee and than create chaos. They are not men

I feel so much for this father being helpless to save his daughter. He wanted a better life for his children and payed the price which was not of his doing. God help this family 🙏

Both Sarwar and Yousaf were born in Scotland to Pakistani Muslim parents.

So the girl was born in Belgium when her family lived there.Then they live Sweden and yet paid and tried to cross the channel.its not uk problems that people die crossing the channel.they were in Europe and Europe bosses are the EU.blame them.

If she came here legally she would still be alive

I felt sorry for this father wat a world we live in. No one to help

"AND THE AWARD, FOR THE WORST PARENT OF THE YEAR GOES TO....." (drumroll) "ACHMED ALHASHIMI!"