French media said one of the “grandfather robbers” was convicted of a one-month death in the jewelry convicted of reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
Didier Dubreucq, 69, was diagnosed with lung cancer while in custody before the trial and was undergoing chemotherapy.
In May, he and seven accomplices were found guilty of the high-profile Paris robbery, during which Kardashian was stolen millions of dollars in jewelry nearly a decade ago.
Dubreucq denied any involvement in the robbery. “This is a wrong identity case…I have nothing to do with it,” he told the court in April’s testimony.
Dubreucq – the sentenced dubreucq nicknamed “Blue Eyes” but was sentenced to seven years in prison for five suspended judges.
After the sentencing, he did not spend time in prison because he had spent two years before pre-trial detention.
The other three were sentenced to up to eight years, most of which were suspended, but they did not return to prison because they had served their sentences.
Judge David de Pas said when he made the verdict, “the health of the main protagonist is morally forbidden to imprison anyone”.
During the three-week trial, the court heard how Kardashian was tied up and held a gun during the ordeal.
The day she picked up the stands, she recalled that she thought she was “will be shot in the bed.”
Thief – Nicknamed “Grandpa Robber” for the senior age of the person involved, she stole about $10 million (£7.5 million) of jewelry, including the engagement circle, which was given to her by her husband and rapper Kanye West at the time, for only $400,000 (£3 million).
“Crime was the most horrifying experience of my life and had a lasting impact on me and my family,” Kardashian said in a statement after the verdict.
