From April 28 to May 23, the Paris Criminal Court will celebrate a historical trial: the theft of jewelry to Kim Kardashian, one of the most shocking robberies of the last decades. The American star has confirmed her presence at the audience, almost nine years after that night that changed her life.
In the early hours of October 3, 2016, Kim Kardashian lived one of the most traumatic moments of his life. The American star was in Paris, housed in a luxurious private residence in district 8, while enjoying fashion week, when she was the victim of a Violent robbery by armed hand.
A film robbery
Around 2:30 am, at least five men, some of them disguised as police, entered the building without major obstacles. The absence of security cameras turned the place into the perfect scenario To execute a carefully orchestrated plan.
The building of the property was the first to be reduced: they enchanted him with a gun and forced him to open the apartment where Kim Kardashian slept. Once inside, the criminals broke into the room. Despite the darkness and confusion, he could distinguish that one of them wore a police cap and another, a mask.
Instinctively, Kim tried to take his mobile phone to ask for helpbut one of the intruders pointed directly to the face. In seconds, they surrounded her, dragged her away from the bed and began to demand that she deliver her value objects
Kim Kardashian stolen commitment ring
The attackers spoke in French, while Kim begged for his life in English. “Ring, ring, ring,” they repeated insistently, referring to the commitment ring in hand: An impressive 20 carat jewel, valued at more than 4 million euros. In addition to the ring, the assailants took a case with other valuable pieces that raised the loot to about 9 million euros, making it the largest robbery committed against a public figure in France in more than 20 years.
One of the thieves, who was not armed, approached her and placed a finger on his lips. With a rudimentary English, he said: “If you are quiet, everything will be fine”. Then, they proceeded to tie feet and hands, bandage his eyes and mouth, and lock her in the bathroom.
At that time, Kim thought he would not see his children again. She was convinced that when her sisters or her team arrived at the residence, they would find her dead.
A band of retirees
Ten people are accused in the case, including Yunice Abbas, a retiree who has recognized his participation. Member of the nicknamed group ‘Papys Braqueurs’ (grandparents thieves)a band composed mostly of elderly men, with a criminal record and a long experience in high -profile robberies, Abbas has dedicated himself to telling in detail the robbery in his book ‘I kidnap Kim Kardashian’.
“Actually it was my last big blow,” he explained. «I didn’t know who it was. They told me he was a rapper’s wife. I didn’t ask questions. In statements to the Sept à Huit program of TF1, he added: «We had nothing against her. As De Niro would say: they are business ».
The defendant said he stayed on the ground floor while his accomplices went up to tie the star. Then, he received a bag with part of the loot. “They gave me a bag and grabbed it,” he recalled. After escaping by bicycle, he ran into a patrol car. «I told myself: ‘Ah, that’s it’. But they didn’t ask me anything. They still didn’t know what had happened.
Yunice Abbas with his book ‘I kidnap Kim Kardashian’.
DNA traces
The authorities acted quickly. Nine days after the robbery, the Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation for “armed robbery of organized band, criminal association and kidnapping.” The thieves had left traces. In the apartment DNA traces were found, and during the flight one of them lost a diamond pendant of 30,000 euros.
Yunice Abbas was one of the first arrested and one of the only ones who admitted the facts from the beginning. While my DNA is there, what am I going to say? “He said bluntly. For him, the DNA era changed the rules of the game. “20 years ago, this would have gone unnoticed”he lamented.
After the robbery, he received 70,000 euros in cash, “delivered on an sidewalk, in public”, an imprudence that admits. The money was confiscated. The jewels, until today, have not been recovered.
Present at the trial
Kim Kardashian will be present at the trial. His testimony will be key to rebuilding the facts of a night that left an indelible mark on his life. That episode marked a before and after in his public exhibition: After theft, he limited his presence in networks and reinforced his safety.
The star, who today is the mother of four children and directs a business emporium, returns to Paris with the purpose of closing a dark chapter. For some of the defendants, such as Abbas, the trial could mean a new conviction. But he summarizes it like this: «I try to enjoy my grandchildren. I don’t want to think about jail … although I know I have many possibilities to return.
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