Overview

• A 35-year-old former trader identified as Alexandre R. was shown kneeling with bound hands in a photo sent to an acquaintance late on August 26.
• Reports differ on the ransom demand, with figures of €10,000 and €100,000 both cited by sources.
• The victim told police he was repeatedly strangled, and he returned home around 4 a.m. before being treated by firefighters and interviewed.
• Officers geolocated his phone to Paris’s 10th arrondissement, and forensic teams collected contact DNA from his clothing and skin.
• An investigation has begun with no arrests announced, and authorities are checking the victim’s account as part of broader inquiries into attacks on crypto-linked targets.