Death of Influencer Sonia Bellina: the Main Suspect, Known to the Judiciary, Knew the Victim
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The 29-year-old French influencer Sonia Bellina went to find a man on the day he disappeared, according to family reports. The young woman, who had more than 250,000 followers in TikTok, had made a meeting with a person who was a frequenter and who lived in the department of Gard, in southern France. Her body was found partially charred in a vineyard of Saint-Gilles, about 20 kilometers from Nîmes, on August 12.
According to a statement by the prosecutor of the Republic of Nîmes, the suspect was released for lack of evidence to establish his participation in the conduct of the events, and another man is still in police custody.
The investigation continues a little more than a week after the death of Sonia Bellina in Saint-Gilles (Gard). It is reported that this Thursday, August 20, 2026, a suspect in police custody was released.
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, BFMTV provided new information regarding the death of influencer Sonia Bellina in early August. Her body was found burned in a field on 12 August and according to the latest evidence of the investigation, the main suspect knew the victim and also known to the court.
One of the two suspects in the death of influencer Sonia Bellina, whose calcined body was discovered last week in Saint-Gilles (Gard), was released on Thursday late in the afternoon, while the second police custody was extended, says Nîmes' public prosecutor's office in a statement.
A week after the discovery of the calcined body of the tiktokeuse on 12 August, this Wednesday, 19 August, two men were placed in police custody. On Thursday, they were still in police custody as part of an investigation...
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