Evidence was presented by police in 2009 and 2015 over sex abuse claims against Mohammed Al Fayed.
The Crown Prosecution Service has said it twice did not bring charges against Mohamed Al Fayed over sex abuse claims.
The CPS said on Sunday it considered bringing charges against Fayed in 2009 and 2015 - but on both occasions it "concluded there was no realistic prospect of a conviction". Three other investigations into claims made by three other women - in 2018, 2021 and 2023 - got to an advanced enough stage that the CPS was called in to advise detectives.
The department store's new owners have a compensation scheme for ex-employees who say they were attacked by Fayed, which is separate to the legal action being taken by some accusers. Dean Armstrong KC, one of the barristers representing alleged victims, said he was "at a loss" as to what the new information Harrods received in 2023 may have been.
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