The daughter of the director of a crypto company miraculously escaped kidnapping in the center of Paris.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 13, in the morning on Rue Pache in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The child’s father, who was nearby, intervened and, despite suffering serious injuries, was able to prevent the kidnapping.

The Paris prosecutor’s office instructed the Brigade de Répression du Banditisme ( to start an investigation and determine whether the motives for the crime were financial, considering the family’s connections to the cryptocurrency industry.

Previously, Euroweeklynews noted that in France there has been an increase in the kidnapping of crypto magnates and their family members for ransom. The day before, the French police rescued a 60-year-old man whose finger had been severed by the assailants, who demanded a ransom of several million dollars from his son, who owns cryptocurrency.

In January, law enforcement agencies in Paris reported the release of David Balland, co-founder of the hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger )David Balland(. The businessman was kidnapped from his home, and the criminals demanded a large ransom in cryptocurrency for his freedom.