Donnarumma Paris home robbery trial reveals violent details
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
A French court has opened the trial over the armed robbery at Gianluigi Donnarumma’s Paris home during his time at Paris Saint-Germain. Court evidence has now set out in detail how Donnarumma and his then-pregnant partner, Alessia Elefante, were attacked in their sleep, threatened with a knife and robbed of luxury goods worth £430,000
Key Points
- The robbery happened in 2023 at Donnarumma’s apartment on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, a well-known luxury district of the French capital
- Four intruders allegedly climbed to the roof by ladder, entered through a balcony and broke a window before getting into the flat
- Donnarumma told investigators he was punched in the face after being woken, then forced at knifepoint to hand over an Audemars Piguet watch
- Elefante said the attackers pulled her hair, hit her thighs and ignored her pleas that she was pregnant while demanding safe details
- The gang escaped with watches, jewellery, designer handbags, €2,000 in cash, and keys to Mercedes and Lamborghini cars, with total losses put at £430,000
Why It Matters
The trial is still developing, with proceedings due to continue on Friday and key defendants disputing their roles in organising or carrying out the raid. For Hong Kong readers, the case underscores how high-profile athletes can remain targets for organised violent property crime even in elite residential districts