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Seven Men Sent to Assizes in Paris-Area Home‑Jackings, Including Attack at Singer Vitaa’s Residence

Investigators describe a layered network run from prison that recruited on Snapchat and picked targets using social media and public records.

À Rueil-Malmaison, en Île-de-France, deux hommes se seraient introduits chez Vitaa, brisant des vitres et séquestrant la chanteuse, son compagnon et leurs quatre enfants âgés de 20 mois à 18 ans.
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Overview

  • An indictment order issued in early March refers the suspects to a criminal court jury for alleged violent break-ins committed in December 2023.
  • At Vitaa’s home in Rueil-Malmaison, intruders allegedly broke windows, threatened the family with a baseball bat, and stole about €50,000 in valuables; the singer received 40 days of medical leave and her teenage daughter 45.
  • Investigators say orders were relayed in real time during three home-jackings between December 20 and 21, with an attempted break-in the next day and a separate violent theft attributed to another suspect.
  • Two alleged masterminds face counts including complicity in theft with a weapon, theft with violence in an organized group, complicity in sequestration, and criminal and non-criminal association of wrongdoers.
  • Prosecutors also present one accused as a logistician for supplying vehicles, while several suspects are known for similar offenses, including two brothers linked to an attempted theft at Jane Birkin’s home; a defense lawyer disputes the technical evidence and the basis for the referral.