Kim Kardashian's trip to the City of Lights went dim on October 3, when the reality star was held up at gunpoint and robbed at her and husband Kanye West's Parisian apartment located on the Rue Tronchet in the 8th Arrondissement. Click through for the latest on the TV star's terrifying ordeal. It seems like Kim won't be getting back her stolen jewels. Aomar Ait KIhedache, one of the men who allegedly robbed the TV star, revealed to police the whereabouts of Kim’s millions of dollars worth of jewelry. Aomar claimed in excerpts reportedly taken from police testimony and published in the French newspaper, Le Monde, that all of Kim’s jewelry except her 20-carat engagement ring was melted down and sold in Antwerp, Belgium. Aomar, who called the robbery a “very simple affair” revealed, ”For the jewelry never to be recognized, we made the decision to melt them.” According to the newspaper he also shared, “One of the people took care of it. He came back with bars… in all, there had to be 800 and a few grams, which gave an amount of ah … 25,000 or 28,000 [euros], something like that.” As for Kim’s engagement ring, the alleged robber reportedly told police, "There is a person who has it. Everyone was afraid to sell, because it’s a stone that’s very easily spotted." Photo: Instagram/@kimkardashian
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The path to justice is finally underway for Kim. As the mom-of-two resumed travel for a rescheduled appearance in Dubai, NBC reported on January 12 that four suspects have been charged for the October robbery. Police have arrested Yunice A., 63, who has been charged with committing a robbery with a gun, abduction or sequestration and association with criminals. Marceau B., 64, is charged with concealment in an organized gang and association of criminals. The third, 45-year-old Florus H. is charged with three counts including complicity in a robbery with a gun, complicity in abduction and sequestration and association with criminals. The group of three men are the first of ten who are being held in police custody and will be charged for the robbery that left Kim without an estimated $11 million in jewelry. The 27-year-old brother of the limo driver, Gary M. is facing a charge of conspiracy in the robbery. He has since been released by the investigating judge and remains under judicial control. He must report to authorities. Out of the 17 suspects, police say that there were three women involved. And after the initial arrests, an additional six were charged including a 70-year-old woman Christiane G. Photo: starzfly/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
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Over three months after Kim's robbery in Paris, 17 suspects have been reportedly arrested in connection to the heist. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, one of the individuals who was taken into custody works for a limo company that the reality star's family used during their Paris visit. Kim's attorney Jean Veil told FR2 that Kanye West's wife is “very happy” and “very reassured” by the recent developments in the case. Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images
