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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton

At least five Mohamed Al Fayed abuse survivors confirmed as human-trafficking victims

Mohamed Al Fayed headshot
Officers are looking into who may have facilitated Fayed’s crimes, in an investigation known as Operation Cornpoppy. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

At least five victims of the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been confirmed by the Home Office as victims of human trafficking.

A group of survivors of abuse by the deceased businessman had called for the Metropolitan police to make trafficking the main focus of its investigation, arguing that Fayed could not have committed his offences without a steady stream of women sent to him by associates.

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