Police investigating the demise of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they’ve interviewed quite a lot of individuals who had 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 by which he endured obvious violence and humiliation.
He was discovered useless 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 beneath approach.
Damien Martinelli, the native prosecutor, Good who’s accountable for the investigation, mentioned in a press release that an post-mortem would happen on Thursday.
The prosecutor additionally mentioned that “individuals current on the time of the demise have been questioned by police, however at this stage these interviews didn’t present any steerage as to the causes of the demise”.
The assertion continued: “Gear and movies have been seized as a part of the investigation as a way to make clear the occasions that occurred previous to the demise 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 stay broadcast, native media reported.
Parallel to the investigation into Mr Graven’s demise 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 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, often called Coudoux – who gave the impression to be each victims of the violence and humiliation – had been spoken to by the police earlier this yr.
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 become profitable”, the prosecutor mentioned.
“Each said that that they had by no means been injured, had been fully 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 much 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 demise.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of Jeanpormanove and lengthen our condolences to his household, associates and group,” they mentioned.
