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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Kim Kardashian gets justice on the Paris robbery case; calls the incident a 'terrifying experience of her life'
Following a week-long trial case, Kim Kardashian gets justice and eight of the ten robbers, who held her at gunpoint and stole millions of dollars worth of jewellery in Paris in 2016, were found guilty by the court. Kim Kardashian gets justice As the French media likes to call them, the Grandpa Robbers were held accountable for the crime, where one of the gang members was fully acquitted on charges of planning and carrying out the armed robbery during Paris Fashion Week, while others were charged for assisting in conspiracy and possession of weapons, according to NBC. The robbers are declared won't get arrested However, all of them walked free on Friday night, as the time had already been served in jail with varying amounts of pre-trial period. Judge David De Pas called the sentences "quite lenient," as per CNN. Most of the defendants are in their 60s and 70s, who walk with orthopaedic shoes and a cane to assist. Out of the original 12 suspects who entered her hotel room, one died, and another defendant has Alzheimer's disease and, hence, was ruled unfit to stand trial. The statement given by Kim Kardashian In a statement given by Kim Kardashian following the jury's verdict, she stated that she's 'deeply grateful to the French authorities for pursuing justice in this case.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo 'The crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family,' she added. 'While I'll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice and promoting a fair legal system,' the 44-year-old continued. The ring leader apologised... At the end of Kardashian's testimony, the judge read out the letter written by the gang leader, Khedache, who is partially deaf and cannot speak. He apologised for inflicting pain and trauma on Kim Kardashian. 'I want to come to you as a human being and say how much I regret my act," he wrote. While Kim was moved by the gesture, she said that the trauma cannot be changed. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
DW
23-05-2025
- DW
Kim Kardashian's robbers found guilty in Paris court – DW – 05/24/2025
Eight people have been convicted in connection with the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian. The robbers stole jewelry to the tune of $10 million in the heist, with the US celebrity fearing for her life. A French court on Friday found the ringleader and seven others guilty in relation to the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian. Seven of the convicted received prison sentences of between three and eight years, some of which were suspended, while another received a fine. Two other defendants were acquitted. Chief Judge David De Pas said the court considered the defendants' ages and health when deciding on their sentences. Six of the defendants are now in their 60s and 70s. The judges described the sentences as "not very severe." In October 2016, robbers wearing ski masks and disguised as police tied up the US celebrity in her Paris hotel room, before making off with the ring given to her by her then-husband, rapper Kanye West, and other jewels, with a total value of $10 million (€8.8 million). 'The most terrifying experience of my life,' says Kardashian Kardashian traveled to Paris to testify earlier this month, telling the court she feared for her life during the ordeal. Kim Kardashian testifies at Paris jewellery heist trial To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The reality TV star said in a statement issued after Friday's verdict that she was "deeply grateful to the French authorities for pursuing justice in this case." "The crime was the most terrifying experience of my life, leaving a lasting impact on me and my family. While I'll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice, and promoting a fair legal system." A different statement from her legal team said that "Kim appreciates the court's decision. It has been a long journey from that terrible night. She looks forward to putting this tragic episode behind her." When she did appear in France's to testify earlier this month, Kardashian said she forgave the ringleader, Aomar Aït Khedache, who is now 69 years old and had asked for forgiveness via a letter. The thieves were dubbed the "grandpa robbers" by the media, owing to their ages. Edited by: Louis Oelofse
New York Times
23-05-2025
- New York Times
Eight Found Guilty in Paris Over 2016 Robbery of Kim Kardashian
Eight people were found guilty by a court in Paris on Friday in connection with a brazen robbery against Kim Kardashian nearly a decade ago. Ms. Kardashian, 44, a reality TV star and entrepreneur, was gagged, bound with zip ties and robbed at gunpoint of jewelry worth millions of dollars at a luxury residence she had rented during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016. Seven men and one woman were found guilty on charges ranging from direct involvement in the robbery to lesser complicity in it. The court sentenced them to three to eight years in prison, with the sentences mostly or entirely suspended. 'The sentences are fairly lenient,' David De Pas, the presiding judge, acknowledged as he read out the ruling, citing the advanced age and health issues of many of the defendants as one of the main reasons. Even so, he added: 'You did harm.' The court found a ninth defendant guilty of illegally acquiring and possessing firearms but cleared him of involvement in the robbery. It acquitted a 10th defendant entirely on the grounds that there was not enough evidence against him for a conviction. Reporters had nicknamed the main suspects in the case the 'grandpa robbers' — a group of grizzled criminals, most of whom are now in their 60s and 70s, who were accused of staging one of the most daring celebrity heists in France's recent history. Ms. Kardashian had testified earlier this month that she had feared for her life during the robbery and that it had pushed her to sharply upgrade her private security and to scale back the amount of personal, real-time information that she posted online. Most of her stolen jewelry, including a $4 million diamond engagement ring from her then-husband, was not recovered. At the time, it was estimated to be worth at least 8 million euros, or about $9 million. The final estimate is unclear, but Ms. Kardashian told the court the insurance payout she received was about $6 million. Of the 10 defendants — eight men, ages 35 to 72, and one woman, age 79 — only two had acknowledged their involvement. One was Aomar Aït Khedache, 69, whose DNA was found at the scene but who denied accusations that he masterminded the robbery by recruiting accomplices, giving orders and arranging to sell the stolen diamonds in Belgium. The other was Yunice Abbas, 72, who acted as a lookout and later wrote a book about the heist. 'I forgive you for what had taken place,' Ms. Kardashian tearfully told Mr. Khedache in court earlier this month, after he apologized to her. 'But it doesn't change the emotion, and the feelings, and the trauma, and the ways that my life is forever changed.' Ms. Kardashian, who completed a legal apprenticeship this week that makes her eligible to take the California bar exam, has campaigned for prison reform. Lawyers for the oldest defendants had urged the court to be lenient in its sentencing, arguing that there was no risk of them committing further crimes and that forcing the men to spend the rest of their lives behind bars was unnecessarily cruel given their ailments. Stenographers transcribed the court proceedings on a screen for Mr. Khedache, who has a severe hearing impairment and who was often mobbed by photographers and camera crews as he hobbled through the courthouse's marble hallways with a cane. Mr. Abbas's hands shook from Parkinson's disease when he spoke in court. Another defendant, Didier Dubreucq, 69, was absent from court several times to undergo chemotherapy for cancer. One person who was charged in the case had died, and another was too ill to be tried. The prosecution argued that the defendants were not harmless retirees but career criminals who had carefully prepared their heist and who had shown no empathy for Ms. Kardashian or for the residence's night watchman, who was forced to lead the robbers to her apartment. 'Today, they are being presented as small-time crooks,' Anne-Dominique Merville, the prosecutor in the case, told the court this week. But they were 'seasoned robbers' with extensive criminal records, she said, as she told the three judges and six-person jury not to trust the defendants' 'reassuring wrinkles.'
