The Parisian duplex of a Russian businessman, who was staying in Saint-Tropez, was robbed in broad daylight at the end of last week, with a total damage estimated at "more than 500,000 euros", AFP learned from source close to the case Tuesday, October 20.
The victim is Russian billionaire of Armenian origin Nikolai Sarkisov, 52, who with his brother Sergei founded one of the largest Russian insurance companies, RESO.
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It was a neighbor of a building on Avenue Foch, in the upscale west of the capital, who sounded the alert on Friday noon when she discovered the door to the vast 600m2 apartment open, said this source, confirming a information from the
Parisian
.
Fur coats, personalized watches, jewelry and luxury leather goods, bronze statuette: the total damage is estimated at "more than 500,000 euros", according to this source.
This amount could be refined by the owner who has not yet returned from the Côte d'Azur to take a full inventory of stolen items.
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation entrusted to the 1st district of the Paris judicial police (1st DPJ).
