Kim Kardashian West was robbed
at gunpoint in a private residence in
Paris by assailants who disguised as local police.
The assailants made off with millions of pounds worth of jewellery.
A spokeswoman for the reality TV star in an interview said kim was “badly shaken but physically unharmed”.
She was found tied up in the flat’s bathroom by the armed robbers before they fled the scene.
at gunpoint in a private residence in
Paris by assailants who disguised as local police.
The assailants made off with millions of pounds worth of jewellery.
A spokeswoman for the reality TV star in an interview said kim was “badly shaken but physically unharmed”.
She was found tied up in the flat’s bathroom by the armed robbers before they fled the scene.
A Paris police official in a press statement said
"that five armed
men, who were still
at large, stole a
jewellery box
containing valuables worth €6m (£5.2m)
as well as a ring worth €4m, and mobile
telephones. "
Police said the robbers escaped on bicycles.
French media reported that the armed men, had masks and were wearing fake
police armbands. They arrived at about 3am on Monday at the building in rue Tronchet, near the Madeleine church and not far from the Elysée Palace, the
British embassy and the designer shops
of rue du Faubourg-Saint Honoré.
The robbers threatened the
concierge and then handcuffed them
before ordering him to show them
where Kardashian West was staying.
After forcing their way into the
apartment they tied her up and locked her in the bathroom.
French media reported that the armed men, had masks and were wearing fake
police armbands. They arrived at about 3am on Monday at the building in rue Tronchet, near the Madeleine church and not far from the Elysée Palace, the
British embassy and the designer shops
of rue du Faubourg-Saint Honoré.
The robbers threatened the
concierge and then handcuffed them
before ordering him to show them
where Kardashian West was staying.
After forcing their way into the
apartment they tied her up and locked her in the bathroom.
“The haul amounts to several million
euros, most of which is jewellery. We’re
still trying to establish the exact amount
stolen,” a police source revealed.
Kardashian West had flown out of
France on Monday morning immediately after giving a statement to police.
France on Monday morning immediately after giving a statement to police.
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The 35-year-old had been in Paris since last week for the fashion week and had earlier on attended the Balenciaga show on Sunday with her sister Kourtney and their mother, Kris jenner in a show of support for their sister, Kendall Jenner, who was modelling in the presentation.
The family has been
uncharacteristically silent on social
media since the incident.
Her husband, Kanye West, had to abruptly ended his performance at the Meadows
music and arts festival at Citi Field in
New York on Sunday night once he heard the news. He stopped
midway through his performance citing a “family emergency”.
uncharacteristically silent on social
media since the incident.
Her husband, Kanye West, had to abruptly ended his performance at the Meadows
music and arts festival at Citi Field in
New York on Sunday night once he heard the news. He stopped
midway through his performance citing a “family emergency”.
Kardashian West was trending on
Twitter and Facebook as the report of the robbery spread, with many initially casting doubt on the story.
Twitter and Facebook as the report of the robbery spread, with many initially casting doubt on the story.
On Sunday, before the incident
reportedly took place, she had joked
about Duvier crashing her paparazzi
shots.
reportedly took place, she had joked
about Duvier crashing her paparazzi
shots.
The private apartment where
Kardashian West was lodging, in a
residence called the Hôtel de Pourtalès, was built in 1838 and is well known for Its luxury apartments and are popular with the wealthy and famous;
Some of the famous past guests include Leonardo DiCaprio,
Madonna, Prince and Russian oligarch
Roman Abramovich.
Kardashian West and her husband are
frequent visitors to Paris.
In May 2014 they celebrated their now three years old marriage with several hundred guests at the Château
de Versailles.
Kardashian West was lodging, in a
residence called the Hôtel de Pourtalès, was built in 1838 and is well known for Its luxury apartments and are popular with the wealthy and famous;
Some of the famous past guests include Leonardo DiCaprio,
Madonna, Prince and Russian oligarch
Roman Abramovich.
Kardashian West and her husband are
frequent visitors to Paris.
In May 2014 they celebrated their now three years old marriage with several hundred guests at the Château
de Versailles.
Some spectacular jewellery heists in recent years have happened in France with the biggest was one with items worth €103m were stolen from the Carlton hotel in
Cannes in July 2013 .
Cannes in July 2013 .
“There’s a great urgency over crime in
Paris. You can do all the publicity you
want around ‘I love Paris’ … but it’s all
been brutally overshadowed by the Kim
Kardashian affair that is on a loop on
the news,” Kosciusko-Morizet in a statement told Europe 1 radio.
Condemning the attack and vowing that
the perpetrators would soon be traced.
Paris continued to struggle to recover from last year’s
terrorist attacks and this latest event is unhelpful.
the perpetrators would soon be traced.
Paris continued to struggle to recover from last year’s
terrorist attacks and this latest event is unhelpful.
“Everyone’s priority should be to
boost the number of people coming [to
Paris], using this incident to create
controversy would directly hit the
tourism sector and its 500,000
employees in the Île-de-France region
[around the capital].”
