Police investigating the dying of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they’ve interviewed plenty of individuals who had been current when he died and seized tools and movies.
Raphaël Graven, often known as Jeanpormanove, was recognized 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 below method.
Damien Martinelli, the native prosecutor, Good who’s answerable for the investigation, stated in a press release that an post-mortem would happen on Thursday.
The prosecutor additionally stated that “folks current on the time of the dying have been questioned by police, however at this stage these interviews didn’t present any steering as to the causes of the dying”.
The assertion continued: “Tools and movies have been seized as a part of the investigation as a way to make clear the occasions that occurred previous to the dying and which can have contributed to it.”
Mr Graven was recognized 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 dying is one other ongoing probe by police in Good which began 8 months in the past into an alleged “deliberate violent act” in opposition to “susceptible folks” 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, referred to as Coudoux – who seemed to be each victims of the violence and humiliation – had been spoken to by the police earlier this 12 months.
They each “firmly denied being victims of violence, stating that these acts had been a part of a staging geared toward ‘making a buzz’ to earn money”, the prosecutor stated.
“Each acknowledged that that they had by no means been injured, had been fully free to maneuver and make their very own choices, and refused to be examined by a physician 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 dying.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of Jeanpormanove and prolong our condolences to his household, buddies and neighborhood,” they stated.
