Kim Kardashian recounts robbery incident from Paris Fashion Week 2016

US media personality Kim Kardashian delivered her testimony in a Paris courtroom in a case related to the robbery incident during the Paris Fashion Week in 2016. She recounted the traumatising incident where, in the middle of the night, the accused burst into her hotel room and restrained her at gunpoint.

The robbers accused of holding Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in her hotel room and stealing jewellery worth $6 million were face-to-face with her Tuesday, as she delivered her testimony in a Paris courtroom.

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While recounting the harrowing incident, Kardashian said that, "...she was zip-tied and her mouth was taped shut", the Washington Post quoted her as saying.

"I was certain that was the moment that... I absolutely did think I was going to die," Kardashian said.

The thieves originally arrived at the hotel dressed as police officers and handcuffed a concierge before swarming into Kardashian's room.

"I thought it was some sort of terrorist attack," she said.

She also described praying for her family and friends as she thought she wasn't going to live through the incident, telling the robbers at one point.

In her testimony, Kardashian said one of the robbers pointed a gun at her head and dragged her to the bathtub, while another robber pointed towards her hand for the jewellery, reported Variety.

The ten thieves on trial—the bulk of whom were in their 60s and 70s—have been dubbed "the grandpa robbers" by the French press, as reported by the outlet.

There were originally twelve accused of the crime, but one died before the trial, and one was excused due to illness.

The robbers reportedly traced Kardashian's whereabouts through her social media use.