Kardashian, who was carrying nothing however a gown, was terrified that she could be assaulted. “That is the time I’m going to get raped,” she mentioned. “I’m like: ‘What is occurring? Are we gonna die? Simply inform them I’ve kids. I’ve infants, I’ve a husband, I’ve a household.’”
As an alternative, they tied her up with zip ties and left her within the toilet, earlier than fleeing the scene on bikes and on foot. “They wrapped duct tape over my eyes and my mouth,” she mentioned. “It was the scariest factor I’ve ever been by means of in my total life, simply considering that, you already know, you’re about to die. You’re simply type of bracing your self for the second that they’re going to shoot you and kill you. That 10 minutes actually modified my complete life.”
Kardashian gave a press release to police later that morning earlier than flying again to the US the next day.
Who’re the suspects accused of robbing Kim Kardashian?
After the crime, a manhunt started. Police discovered DNA traces on the plastic zipties used to tie Kardashian’s wrists, which led to the arrest of 17 individuals in January 2017. Twelve males have been later charged. The trial, which started yesterday, has been delayed since 2021. Ten of these 12 will probably be tried within the trial this month — one suspect died earlier than the case reached trial, whereas one other is affected by dementia.
Aomar Ait Khedache, a 68-year-old referred to as “Outdated Omar”, is among the accused. He’s believed to have orchestrated the theft. Though he has admitted taking part, he denies being because the group’s ringleader.
Yunice Abbas, a 71-year-old, has additionally admitted to have taken half. He wrote a memoir concerning the theft however was instructed by courts he would not be allowed to revenue from it. He instructed TF1 TV that the culprits have been “all grandads” previous to the trial.
“I had a proposal for a giant job, which might be my final … They instructed me there was a 20-carat diamond that wasn’t protected … That was tempting,” he additionally mentioned, explaining that he had struggled financially after already serving 20 years in jail for different robberies. “I used to be instructed it was the spouse of a rapper. I didn’t ask questions.”
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What has occurred in Kim Kardashian’s Paris trial thus far?
The trial started on 28 April. Abbas has testified that he did not know who Kardashian was when he agreed to participate within the theft. He additionally claimed that he escaped the scene by bike, earlier than falling and dropping a bag of jewels. Apparently, a neighborhood lady discovered the jewels and wore a necklace at work all day earlier than realising what it was.
Abbas testified that he has come to remorse the crime over time. “Earlier than I did not. However this time I do remorse what I did… It opened my eyes,” he mentioned, including, “TVs have been speaking about all of it day and it led me to ask myself some questions.”
Ouatiki, the night time receptionist, has allegedly suffered from PTSD for the reason that ordeal.
