French influencer murder investigation
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Two detained after French influencer's burned body found in vineyard
Battikh said the family requests respect for their privacy and grief and will not make further statements
Police opened a murder investigation after a farmer found the body between rows of vines in a village near Nîmes on 12 August
The family's lawyer, Mourad Battikh, told broadcaster RTL that the body had been "abandoned" and "almost thrown away like garbage" in what he called "a murder of rare savagery"
“They request respect for their privacy and their grief and will not be making any further statements”
Two detained after French influencer's scorched body found in vineyard
The family requested respect for their privacy and grief and said they would not be making any further statements.
Bellina was visiting her family in the area a month before her 30th birthday.
A farmer found the body lying between rows of vines in the village near Nîmes on 12 August.
“They request respect for their privacy and their grief and will not be making any further statements”