Raphael Graven,also known as Jean Pormanove or JP,died following a live broadcast at his home in Contes,a village north of Nice,on Monday (Picture: instagram/jeanpormanove)

A streamer known for taking part in extreme online challenges has been found dead.

Raphael Graven,on Monday.

The 46-year-old reportedly endured ’10 days and nights of torture’ including ‘extreme’ physical violence and sleep deprivation beforehand.

People watching his final stream are said to have raised the alarm after seeing him lying motionless on a mattress and not responding to any of their messages.

French newspaper Le Monde reported that Graven was known known for taking part in videos depicting violence and humiliation.

While he lay on the mattress,a man could be seen throwing a bottle of water at him.

Government minister Clara Chappaz described the violence Graven suffered before his death as an ‘absolute horror’ and said he had been ‘humiliated’ for months as she announced a judicial investigation is now under way.

Sarah El Haïry,the country’s high commissioner for children,similarly said the streamer’s death is ‘horrifying’ in a post on X.

She wrote: ‘Platforms have an immense responsibility in regulating online content so that our children are not exposed to violent content. I call on parents to exercise the utmost vigilance.’

The 46-year-old reportedly endured ’10 days and nights of torture’ including ‘extreme’ physical violence and sleep deprivation beforehand (Picture: instagram/jeanpormanove)

Graven’s cause of death has yet to be determined,and an autopsy will take place later.

He had more than a million social media followers and was particularly popular on Kick,which is seen as having less stringent user terms than those of its rival,the better-known Twitch streaming service.

A spokesperson for Kick said the company is ‘urgently reviewing the circumstances’ around the streamer’s death.

They added: ‘Kick’s community guidelines are designed to protect creators,and we remain committed to upholding these standards across our platform.’

Police in Nice have been looking into allegations of ‘deliberate violence’ against ‘vulnerable people’ that have been ending up as videos on the internet for the past eight months.

That investigation was triggered by a report from French outlet Mediapart flagging the videos,which have amassed thousands of views on Kick.