That is the heartbreaking closing household photograph shared by the previous Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly killed and dismembered by her husband.
Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found in February at her ‘upscale’ Binningen residence, close to Basel, a day after her dying.
Her husband later confessed to having killed his spouse, citing ‘self-defence’, and claiming he dismembered her within the laundry room ‘in a panic’.
A harrowing post-mortem report assessed that a number of physique components had already been chopped up with a hand blender, ‘pureed’ and dissolved in a chemical answer.
Shocked buddies expressed outpourings of grief after the mother-of-two was discovered, one telling native outlet Blick on the time: ‘To me, they appeared like the proper household.’
Simply months earlier than her tragic dying, Ms Joksimovic had shared a photograph of her younger household collectively, captioned ‘my [world]’.
The final photograph of the household collectively shared on Instagram in August 2023
Kristina Joksimovic was found in February at her ‘upscale’ Binningen residence in February
Kristina coached the subsequent era of fashions for pageants, in addition to businesswomen
The mannequin’s husband admitted to having killed his spouse, claiming self-defence, as reported by native media
Ms Joksimovic was discovered lifeless in February of this yr, a day after she was allegedly killed. Investigators decided that Kristina had been strangled earlier than she died.
A verdict states the suspect, her husband, confessed to strangling his spouse.
An post-mortem concluded that the physique was then dismembered within the laundry room with a jigsaw, knife and backyard shears, native outlet Blick reported.
Her husband later confessed to having killed his spouse, citing ‘self-defence’, and claiming he dismembered her within the laundry room ‘in a panic’.
Pals expressed their shock on the information, many taking to social media to share compassionate notes underneath her Instagram posts.
‘To me, they appeared like the proper household,’ one among Kristina’s buddies advised native outlet Blick on the time, including that he had seen final seen her in December, three months prior. ‘I’m very unhappy.’
Kristina’s husband, Thomas*, had an attraction for launch from custody rejected on Wednesday by the Federal Courtroom in Lausanne after his admission as an investigation concluded there have been ‘concrete indications of psychological sickness’ underlying.
Miss Switzerland 2006 winner Christa Rigozzi posted on-line: ‘No phrases, nonetheless unhappy. Relaxation in peace, my love.’
‘Speechless. Relaxation in God’s peace,’ 2018 winner Jastina Doreen Riederer added.
On-line, Kristina had shared photographs of the couple celebrating their first anniversary in 2018, after marrying in 2017.
She had described her husband as ‘my rock’ in older photographs, and shared her delight as she introduced she was pregnant with their second little one.
Nadine Vinzens, Miss Switzerland 2002, was buddies with Kristina and advised Nau.ch because the information of her dying broke: ‘I knew her effectively and I met him briefly. I’m completely shocked and heartbroken.
‘By no means in my life would I’ve thought that one thing like this could occur.’
She added in a remark underneath Kristina’s final social media put up: ‘I am so heartbroken. You have been such an excellent and good particular person. I can’t ever overlook the time in LA with you. RIP my magnificence.’
Lorena Santen, who was topped Miss Switzerland in 2023, was one among Kristina’s catwalk college students, mentioned: ‘We are going to miss you a lot.’
Former Miss Switzerland Christa Rigozzi advised 20 Minuten in February: ‘It is horrible. I am actually shocked. I am considering of her two daughters. She was such an attractive and kind-hearted lady.’
Swiss actress and TV presenter Miriam Rickli, who was within the Miss Switzerland closing alongside Kristina, mentioned after her good friend was discovered lifeless: ‘I am simply speechless.’
Some warned that they believed there have been troubling indicators inside the household months earlier than the incident.
One insider advised Blick the connection had been ‘in disaster for months’, with police allegedly referred to as out beforehand over reviews of bodily violence.
Investigators now probing the case have mentioned Thomas, a businessman, confirmed a ‘conspicuously excessive degree of prison vitality’ of their evaluation.
He’s presumed harmless till charged.
They cited a ‘lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his spouse’, and his efforts to cowl up her dying, including that the defendant had ‘sadistic-sociopathic traits’.
Kristina shared photographs together with her youngsters, taken by her husband on Instagram earlier than her dying
Kristina and her husband had two daughters collectively
Kristina, the mom of their two youngsters, was allegedly killed as a result of she had beforehand come at him with a knife. He admitted dismembering her physique ‘in a panic’
Kristina skilled Miss Switzerland candidates to comply with in her footsteps
Kristina’s husband is reported to have claimed he killed her in self-defence after she got here at him with a knife. The presumption of innocence stands.
He then reportedly admitted to having dismembered the ex-model – with whom he has two youngsters – ‘in a panic’.
A medical-forensic report additionally ‘contradicts his description of self-defence’, based on Swiss outlet FM1 At the moment.
Thomas, who’s a Swiss nationwide, was reportedly arrested a day after her stays have been discovered by a ‘third social gathering’.
Prosecutors say that the defendant had strangled his spouse earlier than killing her, native outlet BZ Basel reviews.
‘It is extremely, very unhappy and stunning what has occurred. I’m additionally so extremely sorry for the youngsters,’ Swiss mannequin and former Miss Switzerland Dominique Rinderknecht advised Nau.
Within the lead as much as her 2013 Miss Universe competitors, Rinderknecht obtained catwalk coaching by Kristina and shared their progress on YouTube, garnering half one million clicks.
Kristina, a Binningen native with Serbian roots, had reportedly switched from modelling to grow to be a catwalk coach, inspiring the subsequent era.
Amongst different issues, she skilled Miss Switzerland candidates to comply with in her footsteps. She additionally skilled businesswomen for strolling confidently of their skilled or personal lives.
She had gained the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant in 2003 and went on to be a finalist within the 2008 Miss Switzerland competitors.
The identical yr, she based a training and consulting company for aspiring fashions whereas nonetheless working full-time in IT recruitment.
The mother-of-two married her husband in 2017 and shared posts with their youngsters
Kristina, a Binningen native with Serbian roots, took half in a variety of pageants within the 2000s
Kristina had as soon as gained the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant and went on to be a finalist within the 2008 nationwide competitors
Mannequin Andrea Brotschi, who additionally participated in a Swiss pageant, additionally paid tribute to her good friend: ‘I’m so unhappy and shocked. We simply noticed one another.
‘You have been such a good-hearted, variety, clever and nice human. Why? Kris thanks for every little thing.’
Frida Hodel, who was the Swiss Bachelorette in 2015, additionally paid tribute to Kristina, writing: ‘We miss you. I’ll always remember you. Relaxation in peace.’
One other Bachelorette, Eli Simic, who participated within the present in 2017 to discover a associate, commented on Kristina’s final Instagram put up in Serbian: ‘Relaxation in peace Kiki. No phrases…’
‘Kristina. I am unable to imagine it!,’ worldwide make-up artist Selina Beutler wrote.