Kim Kardashian‘s ‘grandpa robber’ has died only a month after he was convicted for a spectacular heist, based on stories.
Didier Dubreucq, 69, suffered from lung most cancers and needed to be hospitalized through the trial for the 2016 armed theft.
He was sentenced to seven years in jail in Might this 12 months.
The thief, dubbed ‘Blue Eyes’, died from his sickness on Thursday morning, based on the French authorities.
The responsible verdict was handed down on Might 23, however Dubreucq didn’t attend courtroom that day.
He all the time denied his involvement within the theft.
A couple of hours after the decision, Dubreucq addressed the courtroom in a letter learn by his lawyer.
‘I by no means participated on this jewellery theft. You do not condemn a person on the altar of suspicion and doubt,’ he wrote.
Kim Kardashian ‘s ‘grandpa robber’ has died only a month after he was convicted for his spectacular heist, based on stories. Didier Dubreucq (pictured), 69, suffered from lung most cancers and needed to be hospitalized through the trial for the 2016 armed theft
Dubreucq, was a part of a gang of infamous criminals who went on trial in Paris in April accused of the terrifying gun-point theft of actuality TV star Kim Kardashian (pictured), in a £8.5 million jewelry heist
This courtroom sketch made on April 28, 2025 exhibits co-accused Didier Dubreucq through the trial
Dubreucq even addressed a number of phrases to Ms Kardashian, who was held captive and gagged through the theft, in addition to to Abderrahmane Ouatiki, receptionist on the lodge the place the star was staying on the time of the occasions.
‘The ordeal they endured deeply disturbed them, and I felt the trauma they’re experiencing immediately of their voices. It didn’t depart me detached. I dare to hope that in time they are going to discover the trail to therapeutic,’ he stated.
Dubreucq, was a part of a gang of infamous criminals who went on trial in Paris in April accused of the terrifying gun-point theft of actuality TV star Kim Kardashian, in a £8.5 million jewelry heist.
He was suspected of being the second man to enter Kim Kardashian’s lodge room.
The audacious early hours raid in October 2016 occurred on the peak of Paris Trend Week, and on the peak of the socialite’s fame.
Ms Kardashian, now 44, was alone within the penthouse condominium of her £13,500-a-night lodge, dozing on the mattress in a silk evening robe, when two males disguised as policemen burst into the room and put a gun to her head.
The responsible verdict was handed down on Might 23, however Dubreucq didn’t attend courtroom that day. Pictured: Kim Kardashian leaves the courthouse after testifying
This courtroom sketch made on Might 13, 2025 in Paris exhibits US superstar Kim Kardashian testifying earlier than the Assize Courtroom for the trial
Pictured: Contained in the Kim Kardashian Paris heist crime scene
The superstar was certain and gagged, ‘like a sausage’ and dumped within the tub of her ensuite rest room whereas robbers spent 49 minutes snatching tens of millions of kilos value of gems and watches together with her 18.88 carat diamond engagement ring.
As they fled, one robber dropped a platinum cross adorned with diamonds that was discovered the following morning.
Visibly traumatised Kim Kardashian fled the nation by non-public jet after giving a short assertion to French detectives and was consoled by husband Kanye West who halted a live performance, telling followers he had a ‘household emergency’.
Within the intervening years, the mom instructed how she feared she could be killed and pleaded for her life, crying: ‘Do not kill me, I’ve infants!’
Ms Kardashian has been denied justice for years, with delays on bringing the case to courtroom blamed on the precedence of high-profile terrorist trials.
There have been additionally fears that the publicity of this trial would destroy Paris’ repute as a high-class vacationer vacation spot forward of the 2024 Olympic Video games.
However final month the fact TV star re-lived her terrifying ordeal nearly 9 years in the past when she gave proof within the trial.
Outdated Omar denied he was the mastermind of the heist. He as a substitute stated one other man, who he refused to call, offered the chance to him. He claimed this man offered detailed plans to him, together with layouts of the lodge constructing and footage of Kardashian carrying the prized jewelry
A profession felony often known as ‘Outdated Omar’ masterminded the heist that was France’s highest worth theft in a decade and threatened town’s repute as the last word high-class tourism vacation spot.
The superior age of Omar, actual title Aomar Ait Khedache, at 68, and his right-hand man Yunice Abbas, at 72, has led the gang to be often known as the ‘Grandpa Robbers’.
Omar’s 79-year-old mistress Christiane ‘Cathy’ Glotin was additionally stated to be concerned.
Each males admitted participating within the theft as their DNA was discovered on the ties used to bind Ms Kardashian’s palms and ft ‘like a saucisson’, as it’s identified in French slang.
Outdated Omar denied he was the mastermind of the heist. He as a substitute stated one other man, who he refused to call, offered the chance to him.
He claimed this man offered detailed plans to him, together with layouts of the lodge constructing and footage of Kardashian carrying the prized jewelry.
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