Russian YouTuber whose girlfriend was killed in live stream as viewers paid him to inflict abuse on her is jailed for six years
- A YouTuber whose girlfriend was killed in a sickening live stream has been jailed
- Trash vlogger ReeFlay was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm
- Valentina Grigoryeva, 28, was subjected to live ‘abuse’ and died of ‘head injuries’
A YouTuber whose girlfriend was killed in a sickening live stream has been jailed for causing her death.
Trash vlogger ReeFlay – who used the name Stanislav Reshetnikov, 30, real family name Reshetnyak – was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm resulting in death sentenced to six years in a strict penal colony by a Russian court.
Valentina ‘Valya’ Grigoryeva, 28, was subjected to live online ‘abuse’ and died of ‘head injuries’.
Trash vlogger ReeFlay is pictured in court. He was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm resulting in death sentenced to six years in a strict penal colony
Valentina Grigoryeva and Stas Reeflay pictured together. Grigoryeva, 28, was subjected to live online ‘abuse’ and died of ‘head injuries’
Valentina Grigoryeva is pictured above. In the live stream which led to headlines around the world, he had labelled Grigoryeva a ‘prostitute’ and ‘smelly’
Bullying Reshetnikov was paid by watchers to inflict verbal and physical violence on her in the streaming session in which she died.
As he went into court in Moscow, his mother Elena Reshetnyak is seen kissing him on a video.
When he emerged flanked by armed officers to start his sentence, he appeared in tears.
In the live stream which led to headlines around the world, he had labelled Grigoryeva a ‘prostitute’ and ‘smelly’.
Stas Reeflay is pictured above. Bullying Reshetnikov was paid by watchers to inflict verbal and physical violence on her in the streaming session in which she died
Valentina Grigoryeva is pictured above. First reports say she died from being locked outside near naked in subzero temperatures – seen live by punters on YouTube and other platforms, but later forensic experts concluded a head injury was the cause of death
First reports say she died from being locked outside near naked in subzero temperatures – seen live by punters on YouTube and other platforms, but later forensic experts concluded a head injury was the cause of death.
When Reshetnikov, 30, allowed her back in, it was clear to viewers that she appeared dead, and one called the emergency services.
Her corpse had ‘craniocerebral trauma’ and ‘multiple bruising on the face and haemorrhaging of soft tissues’.
ReeFlay ‘testified that on the day in question he hit the deceased several times on the head,’ said a law enforcement source.
He admitted ‘beating her’.
Initial reports that she was pregnant were later denied.
Stas Reeflay in court. Psychological and psychiatric examinations of the streamer found him to be ‘sane’ and fit to face trial
Psychological and psychiatric examinations of the streamer found him to be ‘sane’ and fit to face trial.
He was convicted of ‘intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, dangerous to human life, committed with the use of an object used as a weapon, resulting in the death of the victim by negligence’.
His mother, brothers and sister attended his trial.
They were described by NTV as being ‘in a very subdued mood, and refusing to talk to the media’.
His mother, a sales manager, had said earlier that her son ‘wouldn’t hurt a kitten’ and was ‘very kind’.
Leading Russian senator Aleksey Pushkov has called for specific legal punishments for ‘trash streams’ highlighting cruelty.
He wants six years jail in the worst cases, and punitive fines.
‘This is becoming more and more widespread, so it is necessary to legislatively respond to this form of activity,’ he said.
‘Naturally, if we are talking about direct participation or complicity in murder, then the imprisonment term may be longer.’