Police pass Mohamed Al Fayed case file to prosecutors
BBC News reports that the Metropolitan Police have sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) relating to a man in his 80s as part of their investigation into Mohamed Al Fayed.
A man and a woman, both in their 80s, were interviewed under caution last month on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault. A charge may now be made by the CPS after their review of the file.
Earlier this year, three women (aged 40s, 50s, and 60s) and a man in his 60s were also questioned. The former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed died three years ago aged 94 without facing any charges.
A Met Police spokesperson confirmed that "a full evidential file" was submitted to the CPS for a charging decision, relating to two indecent assaults on two women in London. They stated that seven suspects have been interviewed under caution on various charges including aiding and abetting rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
Co-chairs of the Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors, Jen Mills and Lindsay Mason, welcomed the development:
"The submission of a full evidential file to the CPS is a significant step, and it matters most of all for the two women whose allegations are at the centre of it... We stand alongside them with love and empathy."