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Key Points
- Kim Kardashian testified in a Paris court regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels in 2016.
- Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room in October 2016.
- Kardashian described the traumatic experience, saying she feared she would be killed or raped during the attack.
“I came to Paris for Fashion Week and Paris is always a place I love so much,” Kardashian said, giving the court her account of the night of 2-3 October, 2016, when she was robbed while staying at an exclusive, discreet hotel in the centre of the city.
The man found what he was looking for: a diamond ring given to Kardashian by her then-husband, rapper Kanye West, and valued at $6 million.
She said she also feared she would be raped but the man with the gun “closed my legs and put a tape on my leg.”
In this artist sketch, Kim Kardashian testifies regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016. Source: AP / Valentin Pasquier
Who are the accused?
Khedache, who according to his lawyers is no longer able to speak due to health problems, told Kardashian that he “regrets” his actions in a letter that was read out in court. He said he had been “moved and touched by your tears”.
