‘Grandpa robbers’ accused of Kim Kardashian jewel heist to face Paris trial

A group of pensioners nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” will go on trial in Paris next week, charged with stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the US TV reality star Kim Kardashian when she attended Paris fashion week in 2016. Kardashian, 44, a billionaire celebrity influencer and business owner, later told the TV interviewer David Letterman she had feared she would be raped and murdered during the heist. Kardashian later told a Forbes Power Women’s Summit the thieves had followed her movements on social media. Kardashian, who is now a criminal justice advocate in the US, will travel to give evidence at the Paris trial, which runs from 28 April to 23 May. Kardashian told police that the man spoke in “a very strong French accent” in English, telling her to hand over her diamond engagement ring.