Police investigate claims Boohoo bosses were stalked, reports suggest

Boohoo executives were allegedly the victims of stalking and surveillance outside their offices and homes, reports suggest.

Police in Manchester and Kent are investigating stalking offences, including ones involving “serious alarm and distress”, which The Times reported were aimed at several senior Boohoo bosses.

Boohoo chief executive Dan Finley, former boss John Lyttle and co-founder Mahmud Kamani were allegedly followed by men on public transport and in other public spaces in recent months.

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Mr Lyttle allegedly found two trespassers on his property, and Mr Kamani was reportedly assaulted by one of the people. The incidents reportedly happened in Kent and Manchester.

Executives were also allegedly watched from outside their homes and unregistered surveillance equipment was found outside Boohoo’s Manchester headquarters on November 13, according to the report.

A spokesman for Kent Police said officers were “investigating reported stalking offences including at locations within the Sevenoaks area. Inquiries are ongoing and there have been no arrests”.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “An investigation is ongoing around stalking involving serious alarm/distress with no arrests made at this stage.”

Police declined to comment on whether individuals linked to any named organisation were being investigated or believed to be responsible.