10 people complaining of Kim Kardashian’s 2016 robbery
Ten suspects accused of stealing Kim Kardashian during Paris Fashion Week in 2016 will be brought to trial nine years later.
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian said when she testified in a Paris court about the 2016 robbery, she testified about the robbery that she was stolen at gunpoint in a hotel room by a gang that stole millions of worthy gems, so she thought she would be raped and killed.
The Kardashian, dressed in a black suit and flashy jewels, arrived in court in a black van just minutes ago on May 13th, accompanied by his mother, Kris Jenner. The courtroom does not allow cameras and her testimony is not broadcast live.
“I thought I would definitely die,” she told the court, shed tears from time to time between testimony. “I thought of my sister and I thought she would come in and see me have that memory within her forever.”
Kardashian’s sister, Kourtney Kardashian, joined her on a trip to Paris. She was not in the hotel during the robbery.
The suspect is accused of tieting Kardashian with zip ties and duct tape before making it with gemstones. This includes the $4 million engagement ring, her then-husband rapper, formerly known as Kanye West.
“I came to Paris for Fashion Week, and Paris has always been a place I loved so much,” Kardashian told the court.
“We were leaving the next morning, so we were packing. It was around 3am. I heard him stomp the stairs while in bed,” she recalled the night of the robbery.
“And I thought there were a few police officers in my bedroom, or I thought there were police officers like they were wearing police uniforms.
“Then I heard one of the gentlemen say with force, ‘Ring! Ring!’ In English, refer to accents,” she said.
“I was pretty hysterical and I looked at the concierge and told him, ‘We have to make it into the baby’s house, what happens to us,” Kardashian said.
She says at one point that the robber threw her into the bed, one of them grabbed her by the leg, and she feared that she would be raped. “But he tied me up and closed my legs,” she said.
Prior to Kardashian’s testimony, her stylist Simone Harouche, who was sleeping in the same luxury hotel flat at the time of the attack, told the court of “terror” of “terror” they felt during the robbery.
“I have a baby, and I have to live” – that’s what I heard her say. “I’ll take it all – I need to live,” said Harrowch, who was downstairs in the double suite at the time of the attack.
Harrowch quickly locks him in the bathroom and asks Kardashian’s sister Kourtney and their bodyguard for help.
“She was by her own side, I’ve never seen her like that,” Harrowch said as the robbers left and Kardashian joined her downstairs. “She was just screaming and saying, “We need to get out of here, we need help. What will we do if they come back?”
Harouch also cryed from time to time during her testimony, saying she changed careers for the robbery and received medical treatment.
Overall, nine men and one woman have been tried by the Criminal Court. Five of them (all men) face accusations of armed robbery and lures and are at risk of potentially being sentenced to life in prison. Others have been charged with accomplices in robbery or with unauthorized possession of weapons.
When the robbers fled on foot or by bicycle, they lost some of their jewelry, including six diamond crosses that the corridors found in the street and brought to the police. However, most gems were never found, including a $4 million engagement ring.
Contribution: Brendan Morrow
