================================================================================================ CASE 401 | 35-year-old woman, and her 66-year-old mother | February 5, 2026 | France ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 401 date February 5, 2026 original_date February 4, 2026 year 2026 month 2 quarter 2026-Q1 victim 35-year-old woman, and her 66-year-old mother location Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Isère country France scenario Home Invasion description The partner of an executive at a Lyon-based cryptocurrency company, and her mother kidnapped during home invasion. They were released after 30 hours with injuries. kidnappings 1 violence_torture 1 drugs_alcohol (null) weapons (null) theft (null) life_taken 0 money_wanted (null) coin_type Crypto reports Le Dauphiné Libéré notes A passerby heard banging coming from behind a garage door, on a downtown street in the southern French town of Bourg-lès-Valence, and was able to free two women. has_processed_date 0 created_at 2026-02-06 14:55:21 AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources] **Victims:** Grenoble appeals court judge, woman, 35 years old, recently promoted. Her mother, 66 years old, living with daughter at time of attack. Both residents of Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Isère. **Attackers:** Approximately 3 individuals (exact number uncertain). Identities unknown, no arrests reported as of February 6. **Attack Method:** Night of Wednesday-Thursday, February 5, 2026, approximately 3 AM. Attackers broke into judge's home in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux. Forced entry, front door broken open. Judge loaded into trunk of Mercedes-Benz vehicle. Mother also taken. Both women transported to Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme. **Violence Used:** Both women beaten, including blows to face. Held captive over 30 hours (approximately 3 AM February 5 to ~8 AM February 6). Tied up and gagged during captivity. Blood stains discovered at scene of abduction. Found in state of shock when rescued. **Crypto Demanded:** Ransom demand sent to judge's partner (crypto entrepreneur). Amount not disclosed publicly. Partner is co-founder of cryptocurrency consulting startup acquired in 2024 by major North American platform. Initially feared judge targeted for her profession, but investigation quickly shifted to cryptocurrency connection after partner's business identified. **Status:** Freed Friday morning February 6, 2026 shortly after 8 AM when passerby/neighbor heard them kicking garage door in downtown Bourg-lès-Valence and opened storage unit. Both women hospitalized; lives not in danger. Investigation transferred from Grenoble prosecutor to JIRS Lyon (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction). LINKED SOURCES [url] https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2026/02/06/cryptomonnaies-une-iseroise-et-sa-mere-enlevees-par-un-commando-avant-d-etre-liberees-30-heures-plus-tard-dans-la-drome [url_2] https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/02/06/french-judge-and-her-mother-freed-after-a-cryptocurrency-linked-abduction_6750220_7.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FETCHED ARTICLE 1 Source ledauphine.com URL https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2026/02/06/cryptomonnaies-une-iseroise-et-sa-mere-enlevees-par-un-commando-avant-d-etre-liberees-30-heures-plus-tard-dans-la-drome Field url Retrieved 2026-08-06T13:43:17+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200) Language unknown Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 8-8 of 51 Length 531 chars Integrity sha256 1de905f272351a3d90c56505ce2d5b9f09221adbf48fd29bb5d26436d0b63640 Trimmed trimmed on read-through Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved) Exclusif. Cryptomonnaies : une magistrate et sa mère enlevées en Isère par un commando avant d’être libérées 30 heures plus tard dans la Drôme La compagne d’un dirigeant d’une société lyonnaise spécialisée dans les cryptomonnaies a été enlevée dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi avec sa mère par des malfaiteurs à Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux (Isère). Cette jeune femme de 35 ans, magistrate du siège à la cour d'appel de Grenoble, et sa mère âgée de 66 ans ont été retrouvées vivantes mais blessées ce vendredi matin à Bourg-lès-Valence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FETCHED ARTICLE 2 Source lemonde.fr URL https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/02/06/french-judge-and-her-mother-freed-after-a-cryptocurrency-linked-abduction_6750220_7.html Field url_2 Retrieved 2026-08-06T13:43:20+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200) Language unknown Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 1-4 of 11 Length 1,615 chars Integrity sha256 1d964c8bd2dbe5a7408cbc25225cf19192354dc0c037f4160dc1be8a6a876137 Trimmed trimmed on read-through Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved) French magistrate and her mother freed after a cryptocurrency-linked abduction The holder of your subscription has paused their plan for one month, until #suspension_date#. You no longer have access to their benefits. Your subscription has been paused for one month, until #suspension_date#. If you’d like to resume it earlier, please contact our customer service team. A passerby heard banging coming from behind a garage door, on a downtown street in the southern French town of Bourg-lès-Valence and was able to free two women. On Friday, February 6, after an ordeal that lasted more than 24 hours, the victims, a 35-year-old woman and her 66-year-old mother, were found in a state of shock, having been "tied up and gagged," according to a police source at the scene. Emergency services transported them to the town's hospital center, and their "lives are not considered to be in danger at this stage," the same source said. The story was first reported by Le Dauphiné Libéré, though the news had already been leaked on the morning of February 5. The leak related to criminals abducting and detaining two people, likely in connection with a ransom demand. Strict instructions were given to treat the matter with extreme caution, according to a judicial source who spoke on Thursday evening, due to "a high risk of serious harm to the physical integrity of the abducted persons." At around 3 am on Thursday, an unknown number of individuals broke into one of the victims' homes in a small town located 90 kilometers from Bourg-lès-Valence and forced the two women into a Mercedes-Benz vehicle before fleeing. ================================================================================================ generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 401 ================================================================================================