Stanislav reshetnikov stream live video Youtube killed his pregnant girlfriend

Russian YouTuber faces 15 years in jail after his 'pregnant girlfriend dies of 'hypothermia' during livestream stunt.

• Stas Reeflay, 30, pushed his near-naked girlfriend out in the cold
• Claims he poured water on Valentina 'Valya' Grigoryeva, 28, before closing
• Testimonies say that she sustained appalling injuries on livestream

A famous Russian YouTuber faces 15 years in prison after his girlfriend died during a livestream stunt, where he put her in the freezing cold.

Near-naked Valentina 'Valya' Grigoryeva, 28, was thought to have died of hypothermia after Russian streamer Stas Reeflay, 30, forced her during a broadcast to stand out in subzero temperatures.

Now witnesses and forensic experts say he had inflicted appalling injuries on the woman earlier in the video, who announced she was pregnant on a previous livestream.

She was said to have suffered severe beatings and three blows to her face with 'multiple bruises.'

Stanislav Reshetnikov, a Russian YouTuber, was reportedly paid by a viewer to live-stream a prank in which his girlfriend, Valentina Grigoryeva, stood outside at temperatures below zero, wearing nothing but her underwear. As a result of the horrific setup, Grigoryeva, who was pregnant at the time, died and her boyfriend's reaction—as well as his effort to revive her—was streamed to his viewers and posted to YouTube, the New York Post reported. Reshetnikov was arrested and could face two years in jail if the coroner determines that hypothermia caused by filming was the cause of Grigoryeva's death.

Before this incident, Reshetnikov allegedly earned money to harass his girlfriend on video. One video depicted her "showering" with pepper spray after a viewer paid for that particular act. In Russia, where the couple live, there are no laws prohibiting such videos from appearing online, according to Mirror. The abuse seems to have generated income directly: Reshetnikov collected "donations" from viewers to keep his streams running with some dollar amounts attached to particular demands for each act of violence against his girlfriend.

The stream, which first appeared on another site but was then uploaded to YouTube, was deleted after YouTube was alerted to the contents, a rep said to the Post. However a fast search brings up numerous re-uploads of the original video, still hosted on YouTube, which viewers can watch with little more than a warning that certain viewers are "inappropriate of offensive." One edition of Friday's uploaded video has over 9,000 views.