Aomar Ait Khedache (at the center) at the start of his trial in Paris on April 28, 2025 (AFP / Bertrand Guay)
A big engagement ring like a phalanx, gold and diamond dental prostheses, a collar at 230,000 euros … The Paris Assize Court is now interested in the extravagant loot stolen from Kim Kardashian, far from the tens of thousands of euros seized among alleged thieves.
Three months after the breeding of the Queen of Influencers, a big net on January 9, 2017: the police argue most of those who are now sitting on the dock. And search their houses.
In their drawers, neither necklaces, nor diamonds, even less “ring” -like had asked Kim Kardashian to their strong French accent the thugs from the ring at 3.5 million euros -, but a little money in cuts of 50 euros.
Some 17,000 euros at Aomar Ait Khedache, the alleged brain of robbery. About 141,000 euros under linen batteries from the bartender florus heroui. Behind the DVDs on the shelf of the alleged jewelry reseller Marceau Baum-Gertner (died before the trial), 5,000 euros.
In the son of Yunice Abbas, who admitted to having been one of the watchmen, 65,000 euros were found, largely in a plastic bag.
“Isn’t that a derisory amount?”, Answin out President David de Pas. The total loot has been estimated at nine million euros, the biggest flight of an individual in 20 years.
“We are on brand jewelry all having singularities … The ring is 19 carats is a square of chocolate,” exclaims the investigator at the helm. “It is difficult to refurger,” he said, explaining that the receivers generally arrive “to draw 10 to 15%” from the actual price of jewelry, no more.
– “It’s a lot of risk for little money …”, said the president
Yunice Abbas, one of the two accused of the robbery of Kim Kardashian in front of the Paris Assize Court on April 28, 2025 (AFP / Bertrand Guay)
– “One blow per year at 70,000 euros, that makes a good lifestyle”, replies the investigator.
-And yet, the magistrate still advances, the police were convinced that the thugs were preparing at the time of their “other blow”.
– “Ah bah yes, but it’s their job, Mr. President”.
– “dolphins” –
The accused, who mostly dispute their involvement, will not be questioned until next week, after the hearing Tuesday of Kim Kardashian.
In the meantime, investigators follow one another to answer questions. Each lawyer chooses their angle of attack to defend their client. Even if it means losing the rest of the room: “The problem is that there are only you who you understand, a bit like the dolphins who communicate,” interrupted the president the previous evening.
Investigators are sure that the jewelry was sold in Antwerp, a diamond hub.
The police officer at the helm evokes the back and forth of certain accused in Belgium, including a “four-hour” meeting in a jewelry store, with a curious “merry-go-round” of diamond scrolling in the shop. The police believe that, given the amount, several jewelers have gathered several to buy the loot.
The day before, the president had scrolled on the screen the photos of the 24 jewelry declared stolen. Between selfies pouting soup with a girlfriend or at the opera, magazine cover and wedding photos with Kanye West (they are from separate), we see Kim Kardashian carrying his “Ear Enter in White Gold” -“There we are at 351,000 euros” -, or his Pantier Pantier bracelet “at 95,000 euros”.
TV cameras in front of the hotel where Kim Kardashian was stolen from jewelry on October 3, 2016 in Paris (AFP / Thomas Samson)
Here again, Kim Kardashian eating a daddy beard with Hermès bracelets – “55,000, 94,000, 100,000 I believe” continues the magistrate with a disillusioned tone – a golden gold watch, “three decorative dentures in gold and diamonds”. And finally “the famous ring valued at four million dollars”.
“Let us understand what was the booty,” said the president.
During the survey, Aomar Ait Khedache only recognized the resale of 800 grams of melted gold (in order to prevent jewelry from being recognized), for an amount of 25 to 28,000 euros, and “small bursts of diamonds”. He argued that the team had been “too afraid” to resell the ring too easily identifiable and that one of them had kept it, without wanting to say who.
