Ten defendants are standing in the Kim Kardashian robbery trial which started in Paris on April 28 and is listed for a month.
The group have been referred to by the French media as the ‘grandpa gang’ because some are in their 60s and 70s.
Here’s what we know about the nine men and one woman at the centre of the case:
The following defendants are charged with ‘armed robbery in an organised gang’ and with ‘kidnapping’:
Known as ‘Old Omar’, he was the self-confessed leader of Omar & Co, the gang that carried out the Kardashian heist in October 2016.
Aït Khedache, who was first imprisoned on drug offences at the age of 14, was released from a remand cell in April 2020 because of serious ill health including heart problems.
He is now living in a Paris suburb, having publicly admitted kidnapping and robbing Kim Kardashian.
The convicted criminal has spent at least 20 years of his life in prison, and admits acting as look-out during the Kardashian heist.
He underwent a triple heart bypass operation during one spell inside. Abbas has written a book called I kidnapped Kim Kardashian. Known for his fake alibis, he infamously said of his wife, Farida Abbas: ‘I’ve been lying to her all my life so as to protect her’.
He now lives with Madame Abbas in northern Paris, where she is nursing him constantly.
- Didier ‘Blue Eyes’ Dubreucq, 69
Allegedly the second robber to enter Kim Kardashian’s penthouse, along with Old Omar.
Dubreucq has served 23 years in prison for a post office robbery and for importing two tons of Colombian cocaine into Europe via a Saudi Arbian prince’s private jet.
The heavy smoker now has lung cancer, and was the first to be released from his remand cell following his arrest in connection with the Kardashian heist.
- Marc-Alexandre ‘The Kid’ Boyer, 36
A self-styled ‘dog babysitter’, Boyer was sentenced to six years for drug offences in 2013, but cleared on appeal, and let out out of prison in July 2016, just three months before the Kardashian heist.
Phone analysis placed him in Paris on the night of the robbery, and he ‘took the first high-speed train to Nice,’ in the South of France, the next morning, say investigators.
A pair of Armnani trousers filmed on the night of the crime has been linked to Boyer, who is currently based in Antibes, near Nice.
The following are charged with various offences, ranging from ‘complicity in the crimes’ against Kim Kardashian to ‘association with criminals’ and ‘concealment’ of stolen property
- Christiane ‘Cathy’ Glotin, 78
A long-term career criminal who was first convicted of drugs offences in the early 90s, Glotin has lived with with some of the biggest names in the Paris criminal underworld, including Old Omar.
She is said to have helped organise the Kardashian heist, and allegedly travelled to Antwerp to sell the swag.
The heavy smoker is currently being treated for throat cancer, as well as back and heart problems.
She now lives quietly in Charenton-le-Pont, in the south eastern Paris suburbs, and ‘is involved in charity work,’ according to a close friend.
- François ‘Big Guy’ Delaporte, 61
The convicted drug trafficker and counterfeit bank note dealer was originally said to have been caught on surveillance cameras around the scene of the robbery.
A distinctive limp was noted by police investigators, but this was later attributed to another suspect.
Despite this, Delaporte is still alleged to have been ‘associating’ with the gang, and ‘possessing false administrative documents.’
He currently works for a construction company in the greater Paris area.
The bar manager who allegedly passed on information about Kim Kardashian’s movements in Paris to Old Omar, Héroui had close personal links to Ms Kardashian’s official driver in Paris.
When police raided his apartment after the Kardashian heist, they allegedly found the equivalent of £120,000 in cash wrapped in a clothes cupboard, eight mobile phones, and a handgun and ammunition.
Héroui is said to have exercised his right to silence during a custody period, and is now living with his wife in Paris, while complaining of heart problems.
- Harminy Aït Khedache, 38
Known as ‘Mimi’, Old Omar’s son is said to have acted as getaway driver on the night of the Kardashian heist.
When police raided his home, they found nine mobile phones, a Beretta pistol, and ammunition.
The clean-cut VIP greeter and celebrity fixer worked for the car company used by Kim Kardashian when she was in Paris.
He is said to have provided detailed information about her movements to the heist gang.
Describing Mr Madar as ‘kind, warm and calm,’ Ms. Kardashian said: ‘When we arrived in Paris, we were always excited to see his familiar face.’
The father of Marc-Alexandre Boyer is charged with ‘possession of a category B firearm without authorisation’ – namely the German World War I Mauser 7.65mm pistol used to attack Ms Kardashian.
Well known to the police, Marc Boyer is long-term friend of Pierre Bouainère. Boyer Senior allegedly pulled out of the Kardashian robbery at the last moment, and was replaced by his son, Marc-Alexandre Boyer.
