Senior Met Police cop apologises to alleged victims of ex-Harrods boss Mohammed Fayed for distress they faced
FAYED APOLOGY Senior Met Police cop apologises to alleged victims of ex-Harrods boss Mohammed Fayed for distress they faced
A SENIOR Met Police cop has apologised to alleged victims of ex-Harrods boss Mohammed Fayed for the distress they faced.
Det Chief Supt Angela Craggs, the officer leading the probe, said she sympathised — not least because he will 'never directly face justice'.
More than 100 women and teenage girls claimed the Egyptian tycoon, who died in 2023 aged 94, had sexually abused them.
The youngest was just 13 at the time and the claims span the years between 1977 and 2014.
Investigators twice sent files to the Crown Prosecution Service for a decision on possible charges. No action was taken.
The Met is reviewing 21 allegations made before Fayed's death and has referred two to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
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It is also probing supposed facilitators of his alleged abuse.
In January The Sun reported that Fayed and his crimes would be examined in a TV documentary.
It came from the same team who brought us bombshell drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office last year.
A TV insider said: 'Having a documentary made by this calibre of creative teams adds some heft to the project and is guaranteed to really scrutinise Fayed's dark history.
"Little Gem didn't just dramatise the story of the Horizon software scandal that saw hundreds of Post Office staff treated abominably by their bosses, they also made a factual show.
"This opens up the prospect of them potentially turning the story of Fayed into a drama too, one which would no doubt be snapped up by Channel 5 as well.'
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