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CPS confirms it failed to prosecute Mohamed al-Fayed twice
Three of Mr Al Fayed's accusers (left to right) Katherine (no surname given), Lindsay Mason and Gemma (no surname given), pose for a photograph after a press conference about the investigation and the legal claim against Harrods for failing to provide a safe system of work for their employees, at Kent House in Knightsbridge, London, September 20, 2024

THE Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) failed to prosecute Mohamed al-Fayed twice after police presented evidence, it confirmed today.

Evidence was shown to the CPS in 2009 and 2015, but it decided not to go ahead with the prosecution because there was not “a realistic prospect of conviction” against the former Harrods owner.

Five women have alleged they were raped by Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, with a number of others alleging sexual misconduct.

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