Donnarumma burglary on Avenue Montaigne: €2 million raid orchestrated from prison
In July 2023, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his partner were victims of a violent home-jacking in Paris. The investigation reveals a criminal organisation controlled from prison.
A €2 million home-jacking ordered from behind bars
On 21 July 2023, at 1:40 am, a white Renault Clio carrying five individuals drove up Avenue Montaigne in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. According to Le Figaro, the group crossed several districts of the capital — Porte d'Auteuil, Trocadéro, rue François Ier, Avenue George V — before reaching the luxury building at number 16 on the avenue.
Two individuals got out of the vehicle. One returned to it briefly. Seven minutes later, three figures vanished into the night. At 3:15 am, the police station of the 8th arrondissement was alerted: a violent home-jacking had just been carried out on the 9th floor of the building. The victims were Gianluigi Donnarumma, then goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain, and his partner.
Woken suddenly around 3 am, the couple reported to the Anti-Banditry Squad (BRB), which took charge of the case, that they had been brutally overpowered by the intruders. The total haul from the operation was estimated at 2 million euros. The burglary was part of a series of similar assaults targeting public figures in the Île-de-France region during that period.
Three years after the events, the investigation has uncovered the workings of a structured criminal organisation. Two inmates, nicknamed "Kiki" and "Ganito", are accused of having recruited and coordinated young delinquents to carry out the raid — all from inside a prison facility. The investigations reveal that the masterminds apparently exerted strong pressure on those who executed the operation.
One member of the group, subjected to serious intimidation, took his own life whilst in detention. "Ganito", meanwhile, escaped from prison in March, according to Le Figaro's information.
This case illustrates the ability of certain inmates to orchestrate complex criminal operations from their cells, exploiting networks of vulnerable young delinquents. The investigation, which is ongoing, is being conducted by the BRB.
Source: Le Figaro