The husband of a former finalist for Miss Switzerland has been charged with his wife’s disturbing murder.

The suspect, a 43-year-old man whose name has been withheld by authorities but was identified by Swiss media as “Thomas,” has been accused of strangling Kristina Joksimovic, 38, to death and pureeing her remains in a blender. Joksimovic was a finalist in the 2007 Miss Switzerland contest.

Prosecutors charged the man with murder and disturbing the peace in connection with Joksimovic’s death in February 2024. The accused is in custody and is presumed innocent until proven guilty, a statement from the Basel-Landschaft public prosecutor’s office said.

An autopsy report found that Joksimovic’s body had been dismembered using a jigsaw, a knife, and garden shears. Her remains were then s

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