Gianluigi Donnarumma and Pregnant Partner Held at Knife Point During Home Invasion

In July 2023, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his then-pregnant partner, Alessia Elefante, faced a frightening home invasion. The couple was attacked in their luxury apartment on Avenue Montaigne while they were asleep.

Details From the Paris Court Case

Recent court proceedings in Paris have brought disturbing facts about the violent robbery to light. The intruders bound the pair, threatened them with a knife, and demanded valuables.

• Donnarumma was woken by someone whispering "shh" before being struck with a knuckle duster and threatened with a knife.
• The attackers demanded watches. Donnarumma showed them an Audemars Piguet from his dressing table, a watch worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
• Elefante was also assaulted. She said thieves shouted for money and watches, took a Cartier watch, jewelry, and about €2,000 in cash.
• The robbers wanted the safe code; despite her claims it was empty, they pulled her hair and hit her thighs. She told them she was pregnant but was ignored.
• Eventually, Donnarumma gave the safe code, confirming it contained nothing.

What the Robbers Took and How They Entered

The court revealed the robbers escaped with luxury handbags, cash, watches, and keys to a Mercedes and Lamborghini.

• The four intruders reportedly climbed onto the roof using a ladder, lowered themselves to the balcony, and broke in through a window.
• Two suspects, Ilyas Kherbouch and Khyan Mamouni, currently imprisoned, are accused of planning the robbery from inside prison.
• Kherbouch has a long criminal record and disrupted the trial by insulting and threatening police officers.

Aftermath and Impact

Donnarumma was playing for Paris Saint-Germain during the attack and is not expected to testify in the ongoing two-day hearing. The couple, now married with a child, remains deeply shaken by the event according to their lawyers.