Kim Kardashian’s robbers were released from prison Tuesday after a French judge ruled their age and illnesses made incarceration unnecessary.
The men who zip-tied and robbed Kim Kardashian at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week walked free earlier this week, after a French judge ruled they were too old and sick to remain behind bars.
The eight convicted gang members—seven men and one woman, all in their 60s and 70s—were granted early release by Judge David De Pas, who cited their deteriorating health and the low likelihood of reoffending.
The decision came less than two weeks after Kardashian testified in court on Tuesday (May 13), revisiting the 2016 ordeal that left her traumatized and shaken.
The group, dubbed the “grandpa gang” by French media, stormed Kardashian’s private residence in Paris, tied Kim Kardashian up with zip ties and held her at gunpoint while stealing more than $10 million in jewelry.
Among the stolen items was a $4.5 million diamond ring given to her by Kanye West, who was performing in New York at the time and abruptly ended his set when he learned of the robbery.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Family emergency, I have to stop the show,” Kanye West told the crowd at the Meadows Festival, according to ABC News_._
The heist, which took place during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016, was one of the most high-profile celebrity crimes in recent memory.
Kim Kardashian was alone in her hotel suite when the gang, disguised as police officers, forced their way in. They gagged her, tied her hands and feet, and locked her in a bathroom while they looted her belongings.
The ringleader, Aomar Aït Khedache, 69, is reportedly deaf and barely able to speak. Another member, Younis Abbas, 72, has Parkinson’s disease and recently underwent heart surgery.
Didier Dubreucq, 69, is battling lung cancer. The judge said their medical conditions, combined with the time already served, justified suspending the rest of their sentences..
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