A serving Metropolitan Police officer and four former colleagues are under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over their handling of sexual abuse allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed. The probe follows complaints concerning the former Harrods owner, who died in 2023 aged 94. More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Al Fayed, some dating back to 1977. The IOPC confirmed the investigation into the officers, which the BBC said was launched in January 2025, related to reports made against Al Fayed by four people. In a statement to the BBC, the IOPC said: “At this stage, five individuals – a serving Met officer and four former Met officers – have been advised that they are being investigated for potential misconduct.” A Met Police spokesperson told the BBC the force was assisting the IOPC’s investigation into five officers.…