Police investigating the loss of life of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they’ve interviewed various individuals who have been current when he died and seized gear and movies.
Raphaël Graven, also referred to as Jeanpormanove, was identified for movies on the platform Kick wherein he endured obvious violence and humiliation.
He was discovered lifeless at a residence in a village north of the southern French metropolis of Good on Monday.
On Tuesday, French authorities minister Clara Chappaz described Mr Graven’s death as an “absolute horror”, including he had been “humiliated” for months.
She confirmed a judicial investigation was underneath manner.
Damien Martinelli, the native prosecutor, Good who’s accountable for the investigation, stated in a press release that an post-mortem would happen on Thursday.
The prosecutor additionally stated that “individuals current on the time of the loss of life have been questioned by police, however at this stage these interviews didn’t present any steering as to the causes of the loss of life”.
The assertion continued: “Tools and movies have been seized as a part of the investigation with a purpose to make clear the occasions that occurred previous to the loss of life and which can have contributed to it.”
Mr Graven was identified for his excessive on-line challenges.
The 46-year-old had been topic to bouts of violence and sleep deprivation throughout streams, and died in his sleep throughout a reside broadcast, native media reported.
Parallel to the investigation into Mr Graven’s loss of life is one other ongoing probe by police in Good which began 8 months in the past into an alleged “deliberate violent act” towards “susceptible individuals” which have ended up as movies on the web.
That investigation, which started in December 2024, was prompted by a report by French outlet Mediapart into movies Mr Graven appeared in.
As a part of this investigation, Raphael Graven and one other streamer, generally known as Coudoux – who seemed to be each victims of the violence and humiliation – have been spoken to by the police earlier this 12 months.
They each “firmly denied being victims of violence, stating that these acts have been a part of a staging aimed toward ‘making a buzz’ to earn money”, the prosecutor stated.
“Each said that they’d by no means been injured, have been utterly free to maneuver and make their very own selections, and refused to be examined by a health care provider or a psychiatrist,” the prosecutor added.
A spokesperson for Kick – a live-streaming platform just like Twitch, on which customers can broadcast content material and work together with different customers in real-time – previously told the BBC the corporate was “urgently reviewing” circumstances across the streamer’s loss of life.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of Jeanpormanove and prolong our condolences to his household, associates and group,” they stated.
