Kim Kardashian West Robbery Suspects Picked Up By French Police
French police have arrested 17 people for questioning over the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian West in Paris last October, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor told CNN.
“The group were picked up in Paris as well as the eastern suburbs of Raincy and Vincenne in a police operation that started at 6 a.m. Monday (12 a.m. ET).A suspect was also detained in Grasse in the Alpes-Maritimes, which is in the south of the country.
Back on October 3rd last year, Kim was bound and gagged at gunpoint and tossed into a bathtub after thieves wearing masks barged into the reality star’s hotel room demanding at least $10 million worth of jewelry.
One suspect dropped a diamond pendant while fleeing the hotel holdup on bicycles. A bystander found the charm in the street and turned it into police hours after the robbery and DNA helped lead to suspects, At press time, the suspects have been detained but not formally charged.
According to the prosecutor, those held are between the ages of 23 and 73 and can be held for up to 96 hours for questioning.
GRIP will keep you updated as the story develops.
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