London police apologise to alleged Al Fayed victims, reports say
The force said it could not comment further because it would "jeopardise criminal or other proceedings.”
LONDON - London's Metropolitan Police have apologised to alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed for the distress they have suffered, news reports mentioned, PA Media/dpa reported.
More than 100 people have contacted police to say they were sexually abused by the late tycoon, the youngest of whom is thought to have been 13 at the time.
In a letter leaked to the BBC on Wednesday, the officer leading the investigation said she was "acutely aware the case is especially distressing to all those who have suffered.”
"Not least since the main suspect will now never directly face justice for his crimes, and for this I am truly sorry,” Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs wrote.
Scotland Yard did not provide a copy of the letter to the PA news agency.
The force said it could not comment further because it would "jeopardise criminal or other proceedings.”
Two complaints against the police over its handling of allegations against the former Harrods boss will be investigated by the force itself under the direction of a watchdog.
The London force is currently reviewing a total of 21 allegations that were made before Al Fayed died in 2023, and referred two of these to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in November.
Alleged victims have repeated calls for a public inquiry into what happened. - BERNAMA-dpa
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