BREAKING NEWS Kim Kardashian 'grandpa robber', 69, 'dies a month after he was convicted for spectacular heist'
Didier Dubreucq, 69, suffered from lung cancer and had to be hospitalized during the trial for the 2016 armed robbery.
He was sentenced to seven years in prison in May this year.
The thief, dubbed 'Blue Eyes', died from his illness on Thursday morning, according to the French authorities.
The guilty verdict was handed down on May 23, but Dubreucq did not attend it.
He always denied being involved in the heist.
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