The emotional reaction of Kim Kardashian to the letter from a defendant for the theft of the socialite in Paris: “I forgive you”
Kim Kardashian appeared on Tuesday, May 13, before the Court of the Palais de Justice from Paris to declare in the trial for the violent heist which suffered in October 2016, during Fashion Week.
The 44 -year -old American celebrity reported in tears the dramatic moments in which she was threatened with a gun, gagged and tied with plastic seals while a group of thieves subtracted jewels valued by more than 10 million dollars.
The trial, which began on April 28 and will run until May 23, has ten people on the bench of the defendants for armed robbery charges, kidnapping and illegal possession of weapons.
During a moment of the session, the judge read a letter written by Aomar Ait Khedache (69), one of the main defendants and who admits to having participated in the robbery.
Khedache, also known as “Omar el Viejo”he is deaf and mute, and wrote a letter directed directly to Kardashian, in which he expressed his regret for what happened.
Kardashian did not know that he would receive that letter in full audience. According to Today.comupon hearing the defendant’s words, he could not contain tears.
“I address you as a human being to tell you how much my action sorry”Khedache wrote, according to the judge’s reading. “I want you to know that I fully sympathize with the suffering that you, your children, your husband and your loved ones have passed.”
In the letter, the defendant added: “Of course, the past cannot be undone, but I hope this letter allows you to gradually forget the trauma you have experienced because of me.”
When consulted for his answer, the television star said: “Obviously I am moved by this.”
“I appreciate the letter. I forgive you for what happened, but that does not change emotions, feelings and trauma. The fact that my life has changed forever”he explained.
Kardashian said “He has always believed in the second opportunities”and referred to his experience visiting prisons. “But I also know how to fight for justice,” he added.
Kardashian offered a detailed testimony about what happened on the night of October 2 to 3, 2016. He said he was alone in the private hotel suite where he stayed in Paris.
Your sister Kourtney Kardashian He had left a club and her best friend was in another room. Around three in the morning, he heard heavy steps on the stairs and then saw men dressed as police.
One of the men was insistently shouted “The Ring, the Ring!”, While pointing with the finger, demanding the celebrity’s commitment, a jewel valued at 3.5 million euros and that had been presented to him by his then husband, rapper Kanye West.
Kardashian said she was dragged, tied with plastic flanges and adhesive tape, and threatened with a weapon.
“I was sure they were going to shoot me, so I prayed for my family.”he confessed, crying. He also expressed that he was afraid to be raped because he was only covered by a thin gown.
“They did not hit me, but they held me and dragged me to another room, and threw me to the ground,” he also said before the court. “I looked at the janitor and asked him: ‘What will happen to us? I have to return with my babies.”
According to the reports, the thieves took several pieces of value, including The commitment ring and other jewels for an estimated total of 10 million dollars. Some were subsequently recovered, like a cross with diamonds that fell during the escape by bicycle of one of those involved.
Kardashian admitted that, from the assault, his life changed completely. “Now I have between four and six security agents with me all the time, even in my house”he explained. “I can’t sleep if there are no several guards near.”
In addition to Khedache, among the defendants are Yunice Abbas71, who wrote a book in 2021 entitled I kidnap Kim Kardashianand other men with criminal records known as “Blue Eyes” (Didier Dubreucq, 69) and Gary Madar (35), brother of the Parisian driver of Kardashian.
Madar has been involved for allegedly delivered information about the whereabouts of the celebrity, although his defense maintains that his presence was public for his more than 350 million followers.
Five of the ten defendants face charges of armed hand and kidnapping, and could receive sentences of life imprisonment. Others are charged with complicity or illegal possession of weapons.
