Another 65 women come forward with allegations of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed stretching back nearly 50 years

A FURTHER 65 women person travel guardant with allegations of maltreatment by Mohamed Al Fayed stretching backmost astir 50 years.

They contacted the BBC with caller details of rape and intersexual assault.

One pistillate said she was assaulted by Fayed successful Dubai successful 1977 — the earliest allegation truthful far.

Fayed, the erstwhile Harrods and Fulham FC proprietor who died past twelvemonth aged 94, is accused of aggregate intersexual assaults after a BBC probe was published past month.

The corp said 37 of the latest women had worked astatine the London section store.

Barristers representing alleged victims said past week that the radical has much than 70 clients.

The Metropolitan Police has besides said it was investigating a fig of caller allegations made against Mr Al Fayed, successful summation to anterior reports.

The unit said it would transportation retired "full reviews of each existing allegations" of incidents said to person taken spot betwixt 1979 and 2013 to guarantee determination are "no caller lines of enquiry based connected caller accusation which has emerged".

The Met said it was contacting lawyers representing alleged victims to "ensure they person the accidental to talk with america and study immoderate offences".

A Harrods connection said: “So acold determination are 200-plus individuals successful the Harrods process to settee claims straight with the business."