Raphaël Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, was one of the subjects of a hoax police raid in the sleepy village of Bidnija earlier this year.
On 29th January, police descended on a villa overlooking the idyllic Qannotta Valley in the north of Malta, where a group of French streamers was living and creating content.
The hoax call was reported to have likely come from a rival group of streamers. It is a form of criminal harassment known as swatting.
WhosWho.mt can now for the first time reveal that one of the people in the villa was Raphaël Graven, a controversial French streamer who passed away live on-stream in August.
Videos of the raid from inside the villa clearly show Mr Graven’s reaction to the sudden police presence. With him were frequent collaborators Owen Cenazandotti (known as Naturovie) and Safine Hamadi (Safineee).
Mr Cenazandotti’s Instagram includes a photo of him alongside Mr Graven by the pool of the Bidnija villa.
Another video from late January shows Coudoux, another member of the troupe who is disabled and lives under a care order, enter the “freezing” pool.
Speaking to WhosWho.mt, the owner of the Bidnija villa said the group rented the property through a local agent.
“Then they just left very suddenly. They left the place with damages and didn’t pay their rent and their dues,” said the landlord.
The group’s stay in Malta was brief. A TikTok video from 24th January shows the group discussing their move to Malta, while another on 2nd March has Mr Cenazandotti saying that their time in Malta had come to an end.
Raphaël Graven’s death
The 46-year-old Mr Graven was known for being subjected to humiliation, abuse and violence during streams, although an autopsy found that his death on 17th August – during a 12-day-long live-stream – was not due to trauma.
His death led to scrutiny of the live-streaming platform Kick, which has looser moderation rules than its competitors.
Kick is an Australian company set up by the founders of the Curaçao based iGaming firm Stake.
A previous brush with the law in late 2024 led French prosecutors to conclude that the clashes were scripted, with Mr Graven and Mr Safine “strongly” denying being victims of violence.
Mr Safine told French broadcaster RTL that he and Mr Graven were paid €6,000 each per month by Mr Cenazandotti, saying they were simply “actors”.
All the streamers involved in the live-stream that ended with Mr Graven’s death have since been banned from Kick.
The French authorities’ probe into the case continues.
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