On 12 August, the "partially charred" body of a woman was found in vineyards in Saint-Gilles, a small village around twenty kilometres from Nîmes, in the south of France.
A week later, the Nîmes public prosecutor's office announced that DNA testing had confirmed the woman's identity as 29-year-old Sonia Bellina - an influencer with more than 250,000 followers on TikTok.
On her account, Bellina posted videos of herself dancing, singing karaoke, lip-syncing, and talking about fashion and relationships. She also interacted with her followers through livestreams.
Although she was based in Paris, she regularly travelled back to the southern French department of Gard, where she was from, to spend time with her family.
In a statement, the Nîmes public prosecutor, Cécile Gensac, said that two men had been arrested on Wednesday and "placed in police custody because of evidence suggesting their direct or indirect involvement in the events."
