Woman says Al Fayed's brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate
A woman has come forward alleging that Salah Fayed, brother of the late Mohamed Al Fayed, sexually abused and trafficked her to a Scottish estate in the 1990s. This account adds to a growing list of allegations against the Fayed family regarding systemic abuse of employees.
Why it matters
It sheds light on historical patterns of abuse within powerful families and the ongoing legal investigations into these allegations.
Image source, Shutterstock Image caption, Mohamed Al Fayed and brother Salah owned an estate in the Scottish Highlands
A woman has told BBC Scotland how she was trafficked to the Highlands, drugged, sexually assaulted and held prisoner by Salah Fayed, the brother of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.
Jill, whose name has been changed for legal reasons, said she was a young Harrods employee when she was recruited to what she believed was an executive training scheme in the 1990s.
Speaking for the first time about the abuse that took place in Scotland, Jill said she was flown on the Fayed family's private jet to Balnagown, their estate in Easter Ross, where she was repeatedly assaulted.
She is one of hundreds of women who have alleged abuse by the Fayed brothers.
Image caption, Mohamed Al Fayed owned Balnagown Estate in the Highlands
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