Met apologises for exposing 143 email addresses of Mohamed Al Fayed victims
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Sat, 15 August 2026Mon, 24 August 2026
What it is about
Mohamed Al FayedLondon police forceMetropolitan policeHarrodsCrown Prosecution ServiceLondon, London, City Of, United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World
independent.co.uk
15 Aug, 12:22over 9 days24 Aug, 23:46
How it spread - 2 original reports
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World12:22first to report
London police force tells Telegraph incident was result of ‘human error’ and it is conducting an investigation The Metropolitan police have apologised for accidentally exposing the email addresses of more than 140 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed. In a group update about its investigation into the former Harrods owner, the force copied the email addresses of 143 victims of Fayed in a message that included about 12 other recipients, the Telegraph reported. Continue reading...
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- independent.co.uk23:46
The Crown Prosecution Service will now consider whether charges should be brought against the suspect