Girl tried to be kidnapped in Paris due to family ties to crypto business
Date: 2025-05-14 Author: Oliver Abernathy Categories: IN WORLD
The morning of Tuesday, May 13, in one of the busy areas of Paris turned into an emergency: on Rue Pache in the 11th arrondissement, attackers tried to kidnap the daughter of the head of a cryptocurrency company. The girl was snatched from the kidnappers thanks to the decisive actions of her father, who was nearby and entered into a fight with the attackers. The man received serious injuries, but prevented the kidnapping.
The incident prompted an immediate response from the Paris prosecutor's office. The investigation was entrusted to the special unit Brigade de Répression du Banditisme, which specializes in organized crime. Investigators do not rule out that the attack could be related to the professional activities of the family and their involvement in the cryptocurrency industry. The criminals may have been targeting ransom, which has become a common practice in recent years.
According to Euroweeklynews, France is facing an alarming rise in crimes targeting wealthy cryptocurrency market participants. Criminals are increasingly using violence and threats against the businessmen themselves or their relatives to gain access to digital assets.
Just a day before this incident, police released a 60-year-old man who was the victim of a brutal kidnapping. The attackers cut off his finger and demanded a multi-million ransom from his son, who had a significant amount of cryptocurrency. The victim was found and released, but the brutality of the attack shocked even experienced investigators.
A similar incident occurred in January, when Ledger co-founder David Balland was kidnapped. The businessman was held hostage in his own home, and the criminals demanded a ransom in digital currency. He was later released, but the incident sparked a heated discussion about security issues in the crypto community.
These events highlight the growing risks faced by people working in the cryptocurrency space. The escalation of the situation has forced the French authorities to pay increasing attention to measures to protect and investigate such crimes. Families of crypto entrepreneurs are advised to tighten their security and be especially careful when moving around the city.
