Two detained after French influencer's scorched body found in vineyard
Sonia Bellina's body was "abandoned" after "a murder of rare savagery", the family's lawyer says.
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"The family is going through an extremely violent ordeal."
— Mourad Battikh , Other
"They request respect for their privacy and their grief and will not be making any further statements."
— Mourad Battikh , Other
"The body found in the Saint-Gilles vineyard belonged to social media influencer Sonia Bellina."
— Cécile Gensac , Other
Key People
Cécile Gensac is the local prosecutor in Nîmes overseeing the case of Sonia Bellina.
Mourad Battikh is the family's lawyer representing Sonia Bellina's relatives.
Sonia Bellina was a social media influencer with a following of around 260,000 on TikTok.
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Sonia Bellina's body was "abandoned" after "a murder of rare savagery", the family's lawyer says.
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