Nigeria, April 30 -- Yunice Abbas, one of the men accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint during her 2016 Paris ordeal, has publicly expressed regret-not because he was caught, but because of the emotional toll the crime took on the reality star.

Speaking before a jury on Tuesday, Abbas, now 72, admitted: "I regret it, not because I got caught, but because there was a trauma."

Though he has a long criminal history, he said this was the first time he truly felt the weight of the emotional damage done to a victim.

The dramatic robbery, which took place while Kardashian was in Paris for Fashion Week, saw the thieves make off with an estimated $9 million worth of jewellery.

Abbas, who had earlier confessed to his involvement and eve...