Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about how their cases against Mohamed Al Fayed were handled. According to the Metropolitan Police, the two women raised concerns about the quality of police response and, in the case of the 2013 investigation, how details came to be disclosed publicly.

Britain’s police watchdog is assessing complaints from two women over how the Metropolitan Police handled sex crime allegations they made against the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

A group representing alleged victims of Mohamed al Fayed has said it has been contacted by more than 400 people, including further alleged victims and witnesses.

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over complaints from two women about the handling of investigations into allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The two women made complaints about investigations from 2008 and 2013.