Kim Kardashian 'grandpa robber' dies one month after conviction
Due to chemotherapy, Dubreucq - nicknamed "Blue Eyes" - was absent from the sentencing, but received a seven-year sentence from the judge of which five were suspended.He did not spend time in prison following the sentencing as he had already spent two years in pre-trial detention. Three other people were given sentences of up to eight years, mostly suspended, but also did not return to prison because of time already served. Judge David De Pas said as he delivered the verdict that "the state of health of the main protagonists ethically prohibits incarcerating anyone".During the three-week trial, the court heard how Kardashian was bound and had a gun held to her head during the ordeal. On the day she took the stand, she recalled thinking she "would be shot dead on the bed".The thieves - nicknamed the "grandpa robbers" due to the advanced ages of those involved, stole about $10m (£7.5m) of her jewellery, including the engagement ring her then-husband and rapper Kanye West gifted her, which alone was worth $4m (£3m)."The crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family," Kardashian said in a statement after the verdicts.
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