Attempted abduction of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat’s daughter and granddaughter in Paris caught on camera amid Kim Kardashian trial, video goes viral

In a shocking incident in Paris, the daughter and granddaughter of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat were targeted in an attempted kidnapping. Masked men tried to force the woman into a van, but a brave bystander intervened, using a fire extinguisher to f...

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A terrifying scene unfolded in Paris when the daughter and granddaughter of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat were almost kidnapped in broad daylight.

The dramatic attack was captured on camera just blocks from the courthouse where Kim Kardashian was testifying in her 2016 robbery case.

The video has since gone viral. Police are now looking into the organised gang that carried out the attack.


What exactly happened in the attempted kidnapping?

The incident was captured on camera, and police are currently looking into it. While she cries for assistance and her baby daddy defends their child with his body, taking several hits, footage shows a group of masked men attempting to force the woman into a van.

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A Good Samaritan eventually scares the attackers away by rushing over with a fire extinguisher and using it as a weapon.

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According to local publication France 24, the woman is the daughter of the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange platform Paymium, as per a report by TMZ.

How close was this to Kim Kardashian’s trial?

This all happened less than two miles from where Kim Kardashian appeared to testify at the criminal trial in Paris, where she was robbed of jewellery worth millions of dollars at gunpoint in 2016.

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What are the police investigating now?

According to the Paris Prosecutor's Office, authorities have "opened an investigation into the offences of attempted arrest, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or arbitrary detention committed by an organised gang, aggravated violence by three circumstances for having been committed with a weapon, in a group, and by individuals concealing their faces, and participation in a criminal conspiracy for the purpose of preparing a crime," TMZ reports.


FAQs

Who was the target of the Paris kidnapping attempt?
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Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat's daughter and toddler granddaughter.

How was the abduction halted?
A Good Samaritan with a fire extinguisher scared the attackers away.
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