"He strangled her and tried to dispose of her body", new details emerge from the murder of the former Miss Switzerland

2026-05-05 14:29:53Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

New details have come to light in the macabre murder of former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic, who was allegedly killed by her husband after a bitter conflict between them.

According to Swiss media, 41-year-old Marc Rieben is accused of strangling the 38-year-old model and then attempting to cover up the crime by dismembering her body.

The serious incident occurred in February 2022 in Binningen, near Basel, while investigations revealed that the couple had ongoing arguments about divorce, child custody, and financial problems.

According to court documents, during the argument, the perpetrator allegedly grabbed the victim by the throat and slammed her against the wall, before strangling her.

Swiss investigators claim that after the crime, the 41-year-old dismembered the body with cutting tools and gardening equipment, while some body parts were “ground” in an industrial blender and dissolved in a chemical solution. The forensic report dismissed the author’s claim of “self-defense”, stating that the victim had died as a result of drowning.

According to the investigation file, the perpetrator insisted that the incident occurred in self-defense, but prosecutors have spoken of a “lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness” after the crime. Swiss authorities have also discovered indications of mental health problems in the suspect.

The victim's body was found by family members in the apartment's laundry room, while police seized the industrial blender and body remains at the scene. The incident has been described as one of the most shocking crimes in recent years in Switzerland.

Kristina Joksimovic was a finalist in "Miss Switzerland" in 2007 and then ran a business as a model trainer.


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