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The Nice criminal court found Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti guilty of aggravated violence and incitement to hatred for their actions toward Raphaël Graven prior to his death. Hamadi received an 18-month suspended prison sentence together with a €5,000 fine while Cenazandotti was handed a two-year suspended term and a €15,000 penalty. Both streamers were barred from posting on Kick and other social media for six months under the verdict issued two days ago. Prosecutors did not pursue manslaughter charges after determining that Graven’s fragile heart and underlying health conditions caused the death rather than any direct physical trauma.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pormanove)
Graven known online as Jean Pormanove died at age 46 on August 18 2025 in the village of Contes north of Nice while appearing on a Kick livestream that had run for more than 280 hours. External accounts describe how he endured repeated slapping throwing of objects verbal abuse and extended sleep deprivation in the period leading to his collapse on camera. An autopsy ruled out traumatic injuries and attributed the death to medical factors the Nice prosecutor’s office reported at the time. Graven had informed investigators beforehand that he consented to the stunts as part of his content creation process.[[2]](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/french-men-get-suspended-jail-sentences-over-livestreamed-death)
The streamer built his audience beginning with TikTok videos in 2020 before moving to Twitch where he amassed hundreds of thousands of followers and later to Kick in 2023 becoming one of the platform’s top French personalities. His output combined gaming rage challenges absurd interactive segments and elements of humiliation that attracted both large viewership and criticism for crossing into provocation. By the time of his death Graven maintained over 200,000 Kick subscribers and millions of cumulative views across his channels according to platform data compiled in career overviews.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pormanove)
French authorities opened their initial investigation in January 2025 after a Mediapart report the previous December exposed what it called an abuse business model that targeted vulnerable people for streaming gains. The government later filed suit against Kick alleging negligence in allowing the dangerous broadcast to continue and Paris prosecutors examined possible breaches of the EU Digital Services Act. Digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz described the events surrounding Graven’s death as an absolute horror in remarks carried by multiple outlets at the time.[[3]](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mpjplk4pxo)
Europe’s live streaming sector has expanded sharply with one forecast placing its value at USD 40.57 billion in 2026 before rising to USD 212.27 billion by 2034 at a compound annual growth rate above 20 percent. The same analysis highlighted persistent difficulties in moderating instantaneous content noting that harmful material often remains online for dozens of minutes before intervention. A related assessment from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights indicated that 68 percent of users have encountered disturbing or illegal broadcasts with real-time detection remaining a core obstacle for platforms.[[4]](https://www.marketdataforecast.com/market-reports/europe-live-streaming-market)
Kick responded to the death by banning all co-streamers who joined the fatal broadcast reviewing its French-language output and ending its relationship with a related social media agency. The Australia-based service stated it was not directly involved in the proceedings against Hamadi and Cenazandotti while declining further comment on the conviction. Separate French probes into Kick executives including requests for arrest warrants issued in January 2026 remain active according to prosecutors.[[5]](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260127-two-french-streamers-detained-over-livestreamed-death-on-kick-platform)
