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The star chef Simone Zanoni, a social media star, was violently assaulted before his home in the Yvelines. (Illustration image)
MISCELLANEOUS – The violent assault took place in front of her home in the Yvelines. Star Italian leader Simone Zanoni was targeted by two men who stole his watch on Tuesday August 12, according to RTL information confirmed by The Parisian. The model stolen by the thugs, from the brand Richard Mille, cost 150,000 euros.
The facts took place around 11 p.m. while Simone Zanoni, who totaled nearly 560,000 subscribers on Instagram, returned to her home. Two individuals who arrived on a TMAX type scooter projected it to the ground before flying his watch. The 49-year-old chef, who officiates in the restaurant of the famous Parisian palace George-V, tried to struggle according to the police source cited by RTL.
He was then kicked “On the chest and in the coasts”. Once the watch is stolen, the two criminals went back to their vehicle towards the A13. “The presence of a scooter mounted by two individuals” could well have been noted on the surveillance cameras of the area, according to The Parisian. Slightly injured, Simone Zanoni noticed her bruises before filing a complaint for aggravated theft at the Versailles police station.
A assault three years after a violent home-jacking
The victim explained that he had not been able to see the face of his attackers, adding that his home is not equipped with a video surveillance. Several police officers went on site to make the first observations, according to The Parisianwhich indicates that the clothes worn by Simone Zanoni were placed under seal to be inspected in search of possible traces left by thieves.
The starred chief is unfortunately not to his first assault. In 2022, he had been the victim of a very violent home-jacking where four masked individuals had entered his home. They had robbed the cook with a handgun and threatened his partner with a knife before stealing several luxury watches and jewelry. Six people were finally sentenced in December 2024 to sentences between 5 and 9 years’ imprisonment by the Assize Court of the Yvelines miners.