Woman alleges abuse by Salah Fayed at Highland estate

A woman identified as Jill has told BBC Scotland that Salah Fayed, brother of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, drugged and sexually assaulted her during visits to the family’s Balnagown estate in the Scottish Highlands in the 1990s. Her allegations have prompted renewed attention to Police Scotland’s ongoing inquiries and parliamentary efforts to discuss the claims with the force.

Jill said she was working at Harrods when she was recruited to what she believed was an executive training scheme and later assigned to work for Salah Fayed. She said she was taken to Balnagown twice, where she was held in a room and forced to take drugs before being assaulted. She also described being isolated and said Fayed controlled what she ate, wore and whom she spoke to. These are her allegations and have not been independently established in the reports.

Jill said it took effort to leave and that she later tried to warn others. She told BBC Scotland she had contacted the Metropolitan Police and was pursuing legal action. Salah Fayed died in 2010.

Police Scotland said three people had been identified in connection with alleged offending against multiple victims at Balnagown. The force said...