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French Police Expand Probe Into Attack on Influencer Soraya Riffy

French authorities have launched an in-depth probe into armed robbery, kidnapping, death threats, gang violence, with her protection under review as she remains hospitalized.

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Overview

  • Police have opened investigations into armed robbery, kidnapping, conditional death threats and gang-related violence connected to the July 4 home invasion of Riffy’s Marseille residence.
  • Medical staff report that Riffy sustained a concussion, multiple facial fractures, a completely broken nose and numerous cuts during the 90-minute assault by three armed intruders.
  • Doctors suspect she may have been sexually assaulted as attackers doused her in bleach in an apparent effort to destroy DNA evidence.
  • Authorities are probing extortion threats Riffy received two weeks before the attack, which she had alerted police to at the time.
  • Officials are reviewing security protocols for influencers following renewed scrutiny of threats faced by high-profile social media figures.