Warning: This article contains allegations of violence which some readers may find distressing.
A ‘tortured’ streamer who died on camera left a heartbreaking final message to his mother.
Just days before his death, French streamer Raphaël Graven, who was better known online as Jeanpormanove, reportedly sent a message to his mom saying that he felt like he was ‘being held hostage’ and he was ‘fed up’ with the controversial streams.
But on Monday (August 18), the content creator was found dead in his home while still on his live stream.
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Reports from local media have claimed that Jeanpormanove was repeatedly the subject of humiliation during his live streams and suffered an alleged ‘10 days and nights of torture’.
At the time of his death, the 46 year old had over a million followers across his social media platforms, having become known for his live streams on Kick.
An investigation has since been opened to look into his death as it was claimed the streamer suffered from ‘extreme’ violence during his content which included so-called ‘humiliation streams’.
This involved incidents where he was slapped, grabbed by the throat, spat on and had objects thrown at him.
It is said that he died in his sleep during the live stream and was found deceased on Monday (August 18).
The prosecutor’s office has since confirmed that an investigation into the death has been opened.
Speaking to La Parisien, they said: “At this stage, there is nothing suspicious, interviews are underway, and an autopsy will be performed.”
It is reported that a few days before his death, Jeanpormanove heartbreakingly sent a message to his mother to say he felt like he was ‘being held hostage’ and he was ‘fed up’ with the controversial streams.
A judicial investigation is now under way as France’s minister for digital affairs and artificial intelligence, Clara Chappaz, described the streamer’s death and violence he went through as an ‘absolute horror’.
She called the ordeal ‘humiliation’ and ‘mistreatment’ and Sarah El Haïry, France's High Commissioner for Children, described the death as ‘horrifying’.
“Platforms have an immense responsibility in regulating online content so that our children are not exposed to violent content. I call on parents to be extremely vigilant,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Chappaz added that she had referred the issue to the French media regulator and Pharos, the French system used for reporting online content.
It is alleged that Owen Cenazandotti (‘Naruto’) and Safine Hamadi (‘Safine’) were involved in the humiliation streams, as well as similar content involving a man nicknamed Coudoux.
The pair were taken into police custody in January, but they were soon released as a Nice prosecutor said: “Both the people likely to be implicated and those who were victims denied the commission of offences.”
Naruto’s lawyer Yassin Sadouni said to Le Monde regarding Jeanpormanove’s death: “We are awaiting the results of the investigation aimed at determining all the conditions of ‘JP’s’ death and identifying the responsibilities of each person.”
He added to AFP: “My client bears no responsibility for this death.”
A Kick spokesperson told AFP: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jean Pormanove. We are urgently reviewing the circumstances and collaborating with relevant stakeholders. Kick’s community guidelines are designed to protect creators, and we are committed to enforcing them across our platform.”
LADbible Group has contacted Kick, Naruto and Safine for comment.