Former Harrods trainee alleges Salah Fayed drugged and abused her in Highlands

Police Scotland is investigating allegations that a former young Harrods employee was trafficked to the Highlands, drugged and sexually abused by Salah Fayed, brother of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. The woman, identified as Jill, says the abuse took place at the family’s Balnagown Estate after she joined an executive training scheme in the 1990s.

Jill alleges she was flown to Scotland twice on the family’s private jet and was isolated and controlled during her stays. Police say they have identified three people in connection with alleged offending against several victims at the estate, which remains family-owned. Salah Fayed died in 2010; hundreds of people have made allegations of sexual misconduct against Mohamed Al Fayed, who died in 2023, and Harrods has set up a redress scheme for former staff.