In Britain, police have launched an investigation against Egyptian billionaire al-Fayed

In the UK, police have launched an investigation into allegations against the former owner of the London department store Harrods, Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed. This was reported by Sky News television channel on November 27.

"The mass allegations against the former boss of Harrods and Fulham FC cover the period from 1977 to 2014, with the youngest victim being just 13 years old when she was allegedly targeted by the billionaire," the channel informed.

The Metropolitan Police were also contacted by more than 20 women who made similar claims about incidents between 2005 and 2023, but the businessman was never charged until his death at the age of 94 in August last year.

About 150 people have since contacted police, 90 of whom have been identified as potential victims, and officers are now looking into al-Fayed's associates who are suspected of contributing to the violence, Sky News said.

According to police, more than five people are currently under investigation, with no arrests yet.

Earlier, on October 31, it was reported that more than 400 people have accused the late tycoon al-Fayed of sexual assault. Former Fulham captain Ronny Gibson said during a press conference that she was sexually assaulted by the former owner of Harrods in his store in central London.

The Egyptian billionaire passed away at the age of 94 in 2023. The news of al-Fayed's death came after the 26th anniversary of the death of his son, who died in the same car as Princess Diana on August 31, 1997. A bronze statue depicting the dead lovers stood in one of Harrods' lounges from 2005 to 2018.

Mohammed al-Fayed represented the prosecution side at the court hearings into the deaths of Diana and Dodi al-Fayed, who was in the car with her. The businessman believed that the Paris car crash that killed Diana and his son Dodi was staged by British intelligence services.