US EditionCrypto CEO's Daughter and Toddler Escape Violent Kidnapping Attempt in Paris
- A 34-year-old woman, daughter of a cryptocurrency CEO, and her two-year-old child survived an attempted kidnapping in broad daylight on Rue Pache in Paris at 8:20 a.m.
- The attack by three masked men in a white Chronopost van was likely motivated by ransom demands linked to previous kidnappings targeting crypto investors in France this year.
- The woman’s partner protected her and the child during the struggle, suffering punches and a stab wound, while bystanders and locals witnessed but largely did not intervene.
- Police found the van nearby after the assailants fled, arrested four suspects, and assigned an elite anti-banditry brigade to investigate possible organized crime connections.
- This event marks the third kidnapping attempt involving cryptocurrency figures in France this year, highlighting ongoing risks and prompting increased law enforcement focus.
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Armed gang attempts to kidnap cryptocurrency trader's daughter, grandson
An armed gang attempted to abduct the daughter and grandson of a prominent French cryptocurrency trader, but after a fierce struggle they fled empty-handed.The brazen bid to kidnap the pair took place on a Paris street on Tuesday and was filmed by an onlooker standing nearby, local media reports.Four masked attackers can be seen in footage jumping from a white van and grabbing the mother and her child.READ MORE: Father of crypto entrepreneur re…
Armed Gang Tries To Kidnap Crypto CEO's Daughter, Grandson In Paris
The daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency entrepreneur narrowly escaped a kidnap attempt by armed men in Paris on Tuesday in the latest attack on a crypto trader in the French capital, police said.
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