Édith, now 71, suffered two home jackings in her property in the south of France, in 1993 then and 2017. She found her eldest daughter, 13, and the domestic worker tied up on two chairs.

The robbers, “very calm, professionals” had distributed the roles among themselves. “The one who stayed with us gave us confidence so that we could say as many things as possible, while the other searched upstairs,” rewinds the retiree.