{
  "id": 8273208,
  "title": "Al Fayed abuse survivor says compensation scheme is 'an insult' and 'a disgrace'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/al-fayed-abuse-survivor-says-compensation-scheme-is-an-insult-and-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
    "slug": "discovered",
    "url": "https://stratford-herald.com/national/al-fayed-abuse-survivor-says-compensation-scheme-is-an-insult-and-a-disgrace-171884"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cheska Hill-Wood, a survivor of abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, has called the company's compensation scheme an \"insult\" and a \"disgrace\". Hill-Wood, who began working at Harrods aged 19 in 1993, claims the abuse started almost immediately and continued throughout her short tenure. She argues that the one-year redress scheme offered by Harrods was insufficient, given that many survivors have been campaigning for nearly four decades. Hill-Wood, along with other survivors, gathered outside Harrods to mark the two-year anniversary of a BBC documentary that brought the abuse scandal to light. She emphasized that the compensation offered by Harrods did not take survivors' experiences seriously and was a gross insult. Other survivors, such as Jen Mills, echoed similar sentiments, stating that the amount Harrods budgeted for the scheme was far too low.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}