GHOULISH statues with the face of sex beast Mohamed Fayed are still leering at staff and shoppers at Harrods.
Yesterday, victims of the predator called for the sick sculptures to be removed.
Statues with the face of Mohamed Fayed are still leering at staff and shoppers at Harrods
RexThe face of the real predator Mohamed Fayed[/caption]
A fake pharaoh showing Fayed’s face
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A total of 24 pharaoh faces modelled on the posh store’s former billionaire owner loom over the five-floor escalator.
They are part of a striking Egyptian-themed hall which was commissioned by Fayed in 1995 in honour of his native country.
Lindsay Mason, 55, who fought Fayed off when he tried to rape her in his son Dodi’s Paris flat in 1989, said yesterday: “Fayed deserves to be wiped from our collective memory, not celebrated or venerated as he is in Harrods.
“His shrines should have been ripped out in 2010 when the current owners took over, given what was in the public domain.
“They should have been ripped out in 2017 after Al-Fayed was, once again, exposed as an abuser.
“That the current owners of Harrods have kept his shrines in place throughout their tenure is so deeply disappointing.
“That they haven’t torn them out following the BBC documentary suggests their ‘concern’ extends only to words, not deeds. And so I beg the owners to do the right thing and wipe him from history.”
One female shopper at the store in Knightsbridge, West London, said yesterday: “It must be so uncomfortable for Fayed’s victims to see his face staring down at them. I think they should be taken down.”
More than 200 women have come forward to tell how Fayed sexually abused them since the BBC2 documentary Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods exposed him as a serial sex attacker. He died last year aged 94.
Harrods is now owned by the Middle East state of Qatar.
A spokesman said: “Since change of ownership in 2010, Harrods has been investing heavily to remove physical remnants of Mohamed Fayed from the store and return the store to its Edwardian heritage.
“This has been significantly delayed by it being a listed building. However, this process is being expedited in respect to his victims and our colleagues.”
Savoy banned predator
MOHAMED Fayed was barred from the Savoy — after his security chief’s brother learned he was a sexual predator.
The Harrods tycoon was banned by the London hotel group’s security controller Ken Macnamara, brother of Fayed’s fearsome enforcer John Macnamara.
It is thought the ban extended to the group’s other hotels, including Claridge’s, the Berkeley and The Connaught.
The order was revealed by former Met Police officer Tim Beer, who was security manager of The Savoy from 1985 to 1989. Mr Beer, 67, said he and his staff were told not to let in Fayed or allow him to make bookings.
He added: “Ken heard about Al Fayed directly from his brother, John. He said he was a sex pest. I was left in no doubt he was a danger to staff and guests.”
The brothers have both since died. The Savoy was approached for comment.