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- Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay locked his girlfriend outside in sub-zero weather before dying in a live broadcast, according to Russian media reports that were cited by the New York Post and The Sun Online.
- Videos recorded during the broadcast and uploaded back to YouTube appear to show Reeflay dragging his girlfriend inside.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee told Britain’s The Mirror that an “urgent” investigation was underway into the death of Valentina Grigoryeva.
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A Russian YouTuber locked his girlfriend in the cold during a live broadcast before he died, according to reports from Russian media outlets, including Baza and Lenta, which were picked up by the New York Post and The Sun Online.
Stas Reeflay, 30, whose real name is Stanislav Reshetnikov, is said to have forced his girlfriend out of their house in freezing weather wearing nothing but boxer shorts, according to reports by Baza and other Russian media reviewed by Insider. Reeflay streamed the incident online.
Recordings of the livestream and other clips featuring Reeflay and his late girlfriend, 28-year-old Valentina “Valya” Grigoryeva, have continued to appear on YouTube.
Baza, an independent news agency in Russia, first reported on the incident on December 2 on the outlet’s Telegram channel. Russian news website Lenta later reported that the incident in question occurred on the morning of December 2.
“My bunny, what is wrong with you?” Reeflay said in Russian as he continued to broadcast, after bringing Grigoryeva back inside, The Sun reported. “Guys … No pulse … She’s pale. She’s not breathing.” Various videos, including clips from the incident, have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, which carries out the country’s federal investigations, told The Mirror that it was undergoing an “urgent” investigation into Grigoryeva’s death. Insider has reached out to the committee for comment.
A YouTube spokesperson told Insider in a statement that Reeflay’s channel was taken down when the platform learned of the live broadcast. Although the original broadcast happened on a different platform, the spokesperson said YouTube was removing reloads for content. “We are shocked to learn of this tragic incident,” the spokesman said. “This type of graphic content is not acceptable on YouTube.”
YouTube added that the creator was not a member of the YouTube partner program and therefore was not eligible to earn money from YouTube. Reeflay appeared to have roughly 4,000 subscribers to his channel before it was removed, according to data from SocialBlade, a social media analytics website.
It was not immediately clear which platform Reeflay used to broadcast live the night of the incident. A Twitch spokesperson told Insider that live streaming did not occur on Twitch, but that Reeflay was already banned from the platform in 2018. Twitch declined to share the reason for its ban, citing privacy reasons.
Some clips seen by Insider showed that Reeflay used a platform called DonatePay to earn money during broadcasts. Insider has reached out to DonatePay for comment. A viewer of the broadcast had paid Reeflay $ 1,000 (£ 740) in connection with the incident, according to British outlet The Mirror, citing Baza.
British outlet The Sun obtained more content from Reeflay, which they said involved a “campaign of violence and abuse” against Grigoryeva. In one clip, The Sun reported, Reeflay repeatedly doused her with pepper spray. Russian authorities said Grigoryeva’s body showed signs of beatings, The Sun said.
As of Tuesday, reloaded videos of Reeflay’s disturbing content still appear on YouTube.
Insider reached out to a Facebook account that appeared to belong to Reeflay for comment.
