Kim Kardashian begged for his life: the socialite testimony in the trial for the robbery in Paris
Almost a decade after being the victim of one of the most media assaults in recent times, Kim Kardashian has returned to Paris to testify in the trial against those responsible for the violent heist that suffered in October 2016.
The reality show shows, today 44, declared before the Court, with tears in his eyes, how he lived that night he feared for his life.
October 3, 2016, during the Fashion Week in Paristhe model and businesswoman was attacked in the Suite of the Hotel de Pourtales, where five armed men and disguised as police officers They entered, tied and stripped it of valued jewelry in almost 10 million dollars. Among them was his commitment ring of 18.9 carats, a gift from her then husband Kanye West, estimated at 4 million dollars.
This Tuesday, when appearing before the French court, Kardashian revived before the judges the terror of that night.
Dressed in a black suit, dark glasses and collected hair, he entered the room escorted by his mother, Kris Jennerand a security entourage. “Hello,” he told the judge quietly, and thanked the authorities for allowing him to “tell his truth.”
According to the press at the scene, the businesswoman reported how she was awakened by two men who entered her room with the speech of the handcuff. “I had fallen asleep alone with a robe, I was baffled”he said.
One of the attackers dragged her on the bed, exposing her bare body, while they tied her. “I was sure I was going to rape me,” declared in a broken voice. “I absolutely thought I was going to die. I pray for my family and my sister, who would enter and find myself, and have a decent life after what they saw. ”
Although it was never beaten, Kardashian explained that it was “raised, dragged and thrown against the ground.”
He described that one of the thieves was “lower and lower” than the man who held the weapon. Initially he thought that he tried to calm her: “I felt that because I could see how frantic he was, at that moment he looked like a father … it seemed that he wanted him to know he would be fine if he was silent.”
However, the situation changed quickly when thieves began to argue in French. “The same man who had been Paternal became violent, my naked body aggressively grabbed,” he said.
Simone Harouchestylist and friend of Kardashian’s childhood, he also testified before the court. Harouche was sleeping in another room within the same complex, on a lower floor, when he heard heartbreaking shouts.
“It was a sound that I had never heard from Kim. It was terror,” said Haroucho, 45, visibly affected during his statement. “What I heard specifically was: ‘I have babies and I need to live’. That is what she kept saying. ‘Take everything, I need to live'”
Harouche locked in the bathroom, from where he contacted Kourtney Kardashian and Pascal Duvier bodyguard: “Something is very bad … Kim is up with men and we need help,” he warned.
Shortly after, Kardashian lowered the stairs with her feet tied with adhesive tape.
“Seeing my friend with a very light robe, with nothing underneath, all disagreed, I thought it could have been raped or very violent,” said Harouche. “I had never seen her like that before. I was out of her, shouting: ‘We have to leave, what do we do if they return? We have to jump, or we have to hide on the first floor, we have to leave ‘”
Both have suffered posttraumatic stress since then. “That night changed his life forever,” Harouche said. “She was very free at that time and we never thought that being in a hotel room meant that we should fear for our security.”
The judicial process, which began on April 28, 2025, is held in the Central Criminal Court of Paris. On the bench of the defendants, ten people feel – new men and a woman – aged between 35 and 78 years. Some French media were nicknamed “the grandparents thieves” for their advanced age. Two of the defendants have admitted minor crimes; The other eight deny any involvement.
One of those involved, Yunice Abbaswho already confessed his participation and wrote a book entitled I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian (I kidnap Kim Kardashian)He apologized through a video message.
Due to technical problems, the judge had to read his statement aloud, in which he requested “forgiveness” for his actions.
According to CNN, the trial took several years to initiate, since it was delayed in part by other major cases, such as the attacks in Paris in 2015. The May 22, with a verdict announced on 23. If they are found guilty, some of the defendants could face up to 30 years in prison.
