Kim Kardashian ‘grandpa robber’ dies one month after conviction
One of many “grandpa robbers” discovered responsible of stealing jewelry value hundreds of thousands from actuality TV star Kim Kardashian has died one month after being convicted, French media have mentioned.
Didier Dubreucq, 69, was identified with lung most cancers whereas in detention previous to happening trial and had been present process chemotherapy.
In Could, he and 7 accomplices have been discovered responsible of the high-profile Paris heist, throughout which hundreds of thousands of {dollars}’ value of jewelry have been stolen from Kardashian almost a decade in the past.
Dubreucq denied any involvement within the heist. “It is a mistaken identification case… I had nothing to do with this,” he informed the courtroom throughout his testimony in April.
As a result of chemotherapy, Dubreucq – nicknamed “Blue Eyes” – was absent from the sentencing, however acquired a seven-year sentence from the decide of which 5 have been suspended.
He didn’t spend time in jail following the sentencing as he had already spent two years in pre-trial detention.
Three different folks got sentences of as much as eight years, largely suspended, but additionally didn’t return to jail due to time already served.
Decide David De Pas mentioned as he delivered the decision that “the state of well being of the primary protagonists ethically prohibits incarcerating anybody”.
Through the three-week trial, the courtroom heard how Kardashian was sure and had a gun held to her head in the course of the ordeal.
On the day she took the stand, she recalled pondering she “can be shot useless on the mattress”.
The thieves – nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” as a result of superior ages of these concerned, stole about $10m (£7.5m) of her jewelry, together with the engagement ring her then-husband and rapper Kanye West gifted her, which alone was value $4m (£3m).
“The crime was probably the most terrifying expertise of my life, leaving a long-lasting impression on me and my household,” Kardashian mentioned in a press release after the verdicts.