French police are yet to make an arrest after Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint at her Paris apartment and robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewellery.
There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the crime and Kim, 35, is reportedly getting professional help after suffering flashbacks of being tied up and placed in the bathtub by masked men.
Police are examining CCTV footage from nearby shops, including a film of a blacked out car creeping past her apartment block AFTER the thieves allegedly made off on bicycles into the night.
Here are the questions people are still asking about the robbery..
Kim and her longtime friend Simone were reportedly the only people in the apartment block at the time of the heist.
Simone allegedly locked herself in her bathroom downstairs and called bodyguardPascal Duvier when she heard the commotion.
Pascal was less than two miles away, escorting Kim's sister Kourtney and Kendall as they partied at a nightclub.
He warned: “The events in Paris were one of the most sickening things I have seen or heard.
“We have tips and leads and we will find you – that I promise you. You messed with the wrong one.”
Why was there no CCTV inside or directly outside the portered apartment block?
Charles Pellegrini, the former head of France's anti-organised crime squad, slammed security arrangements.
"If I'm the owner of a hotel and I get Kim Kardashian, I double, triple my security procedures, I put agents at each exit," he said.
Kim had posted images on Snapchat from the apartment just two hours before the robbery – and a video in which she wore her £3.5million, 20 carat engagement ring.
Why was only one night porter on duty at the VIP block?
Only one person stood between Kim and the criminals in the portered building containing nine flats which are rented out for up to £8000 a week - an unarmed night porter.
Kim's former bodyguard Steve Stanulis said: "They got into a room when the only security guard was out, and they knew where the jewellery was.
"It was the perfect opportunity on every level."
A number of celebrities stay at the premises, including Usher, who insisted he felt safe when he also booked the block during Paris Fashion Week
How did the gang get through armoured door that was locked from the inside?
The thieves were able to enter the main door to the apartment block without causing damage, fuelling claims it was an 'inside job'.
According to Page Six, a source claims investigators believe the raiders may have known the whereabouts of the reality star from an employee at the hotel or someone in her team.
"French police suspect that the five alleged robbers had some contact with her security and were tipped off about her procedures," they claimed.
"They knew there was no security [with her inside her apartment that night]. All they had to do was go in, make contact with someone inside the hotel.
"They have issues with the story of more than one worker at the hotel. They are also talking to bodyguards who worked with her earlier in the week."
Why was Kim allowed to leave France so soon after the crime?
Kim fled the French capital by private jet just hours after the attack to be reunited with her husband, Kanye West, in New York.
She was spotted boarding her private jet covered in a huge black scarf and hiding her face from cameras, as her personal assistant held a protective hand on her back.
It is common for victims of serious crimes to assist police for days after the attack, as key information could easily be forgotten.
How did five men manage to get in and out of the building, and away on bicycles, without being seen?
Only Kim and the unidentified porter apparently saw the masked attackers, with no CCTV inside or outside the apartment.
But French police may have scored a lucky break - with claims the thieves WERE captured by another CCTV camera covering a nearby nail salon during the getaway.
In a 'million-to-one' scenario, the gang may have been seen in the reflection of a mirror as they walked through a small shopping precinct adjacent to the Kardashian apartment on Rue Tronchet, it is claimed.
They then went through an unlocked office door and into a car park where they jumped onto motorbikes, according to The Sun.
A local shopkeeper confirmed that police have been asking for CCTV.
One told the Mirror: "We have had calls from police asking for any information and video footage overlooking the area. Everyone is doing what they can to help. We are all shocked."
Why did a blacked out car crawl past?
Cops are probing a mystery blacked-out saloon car which cruised past Kim Kardashian's flat a number of times AFTER the armed robbery.
CCTV footage obtained by The Sun newspaper shows the vehicle driving slowly past the apartment building in Paris at 2.34am, before crawling past again 11 minutes later, and a third time at 2.54am.
A sales assistant from the shop said: "The police sat in the back room for around half an hour looking at this footage.
"We don't know whether this car is connected but it is odd to see it driving back and forth at that hour.
Did robbers drop a jewel?
A tiny gemstone outside the Paris hotel where Kim was targeted could provide vital DNA evidence which may lead cops to the attackers.
"A piece of stolen jewellery was found close to the block, and was presumably dropped by the gang. It suggests that the criminals may have made mistakes because they were in such a hurry," a source close to the investigation told Mail Online.
The new information comes as it was revealed Kim has called in former special forces troops to spearhead her own probe into her Paris raid ordeal, The Sunday People can exclusively reveal.
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