In the night from Saturday to Sunday, around half past midnight, four people dressed in black entered the house of Bernard and Dominique Tapie, in Combs-la-Ville (Seine-et-Marne).
Surprised in their sleep, the couple were tied up by electric cables and assaulted.
The attackers, in search of a safe, left with a loot of jewelry: two watches, including a Rolex, earrings, bracelets and a ring, according to a source close to the investigation.
The mayor of the village, Guy Geoffroy, says he is "stunned" by what happened to his famous citizens. The elected representative denounces "a shameful aggression, something that has no name". During the burglary, the couple were assaulted by their thieves. According to the elected representative of Combs-la-Ville, Dominique Tapie “still bears the marks of beatings” of burglars on his face. After the departure of the attackers, the wife of Bernard Tapie managed to get rid of her ties to go to a neighbor from where she gave the alert, according to this source. She was taken to hospital for consultation. Bernard Tapie, he refused to be hospitalized.