By JAMES REYNOLDS and MIRIAM KUEPPER 12 September 2024 | Updated: 15:48 BST This is the heartbreaking final family photo shared by the former Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly killed and dismembered by her husband was discovered in February at her 'upscale' Binningen home Her husband later confessed to having killed his wife and claiming he dismembered her in the laundry room 'in a panic' A harrowing autopsy report assessed that several body parts had already been chopped up with a hand blender 'pureed' and dissolved in a chemical solution Shocked friends expressed outpourings of grief after the mother-of-two was found one telling local outlet Blick at the time: 'To me Ms Joksimovic had shared a photo of her young family together The last photo of the family together shared on Instagram in August 2023  Kristina Joksimovic was discovered in February at her 'upscale' Binningen home in February Kristina coached the next generation of models for pageants The model's husband admitted to having killed his wife Ms Joksimovic was found dead in February of this year Investigators determined that Kristina had been strangled before she died An autopsy concluded that the body was then dismembered in the laundry room with a jigsaw, knife and garden shears, local outlet Blick reported many taking to social media to share compassionate notes under her Instagram posts they seemed like the perfect family,' one of Kristina's friends told local outlet Blick at the time adding that he had seen last seen her in December had an appeal for release from custody rejected on Wednesday by the Federal Court in Lausanne after his admission as an investigation concluded there were 'concrete indications of mental illness' underlying Miss Switzerland 2006 winner Christa Rigozzi posted online: 'No words Rest in God's peace,' 2018 winner Jastina Doreen Riederer added Kristina had shared photos of the couple celebrating their first anniversary in 2018 She had described her husband as 'my rock' in older photos and shared her pride as she announced she was pregnant with their second child Nadine Vinzens, Miss Switzerland 2002, was friends with Kristina and told Nau.ch as the news of her death broke: 'I knew her well and I met him briefly 'Never in my life would I have thought that something like this would happen.' She added in a comment under Kristina's last social media post: 'I'm so heartbroken I will not ever forget the time in LA with you Former Miss Switzerland Christa Rigozzi told 20 Minuten in February: 'It's terrible She was such a beautiful and kind-hearted woman.'  Swiss actress and TV presenter Miriam Rickli who was in the Miss Switzerland final alongside Kristina said after her friend was found dead: 'I'm just speechless.'  Some warned that they believed there were troubling signs within the family months before the incident One insider told Blick the relationship had been 'in crisis for months' with police allegedly called out beforehand over reports of physical violence Investigators now probing the case have said Thomas showed a 'conspicuously high level of criminal energy' in their assessment They cited a 'lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife' adding that the defendant had 'sadistic-sociopathic traits' taken by her husband on Instagram before her death Kristina and her husband had two daughters together was allegedly killed because she had previously come at him with a knife He admitted dismembering her body 'in a panic' Kristina trained Miss Switzerland candidates to follow in her footsteps Kristina's husband is reported to have claimed he killed her in self-defence after she came at him with a knife He then reportedly admitted to having dismembered the ex-model - with whom he has two children - 'in a panic' A medical-forensic report also 'contradicts his description of self-defence', according to Swiss outlet FM1 Today.  Thomas, who is a Swiss national, was reportedly arrested a day after her remains were found by a 'third party' Prosecutors say that the defendant had strangled his wife before killing her, local outlet BZ Basel reports 'It is very, very sad and shocking what has happened. I am also so incredibly sorry for the children,' Swiss model and former Miss Switzerland Dominique Rinderknecht told Nau In the lead up to her 2013 Miss Universe competition Rinderknecht received catwalk training by Kristina and shared their progress on YouTube had reportedly switched from modelling to become a catwalk coach she trained Miss Switzerland candidates to follow in her footsteps She also trained businesswomen for walking confidently in their professional or private lives She had won the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant in 2003 and went on to be a finalist in the 2008 Miss Switzerland competition she founded a coaching and consulting agency for aspiring models while still working full-time in IT recruitment The mother-of-two married her husband in 2017 and shared posts with their children took part in a number of pageants in the 2000s Kristina had once won the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant and went on to be a finalist in the 2008 national competition also paid tribute to her friend: 'I am so sad and shocked who participated in the show in 2017 to find a partner commented on Kristina's last Instagram post in Serbian: 'Rest in peace Kiki I can't believe it!,' international make-up artist Selina Beutler wrote The comments below have not been moderated We are no longer accepting comments on this article The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group James O'Brien is Leading Britain's Conversation Friends of a former Miss Switzerland finalist and her husband have said they and their two daughters had "the perfect family" before he allegedly strangled and dismembered her had an appeal for release from custody rejected on Wednesday by the Federal Court in Lausanne after confessing to killing his wife they seemed like the perfect family," adding that he was "very sad" at the news of her death But another said the relationship had been “in crisis for months” with police allegedly receiving previous calls over reports of physical violence claimed he killed his wife in self-defence after she came at him with a knife before dismembering her “in a panic” Kristina's body was found on the evening of February 13 with investigators reportedly concluding the ex-model had been strangled before she died Thomas was arrested the next day after her remains were found by a “third party” The verdict reportedly states the suspect confessed to strangling his wife An autopsy found the body was then dismembered with a jigsaw knife and garden shears before body parts were chopped up with a hand blender “pureed” and dissolved in a chemical solution A medical-forensic report also “contradicts his description of self-defence” An ongoing investigation concluded on Wednesday there were “concrete indications of mental illness” underlying the case The couple had been married since 2017 and reportedly lived in a “spacious semi-detached house" in an affluent area of Basel Kristina shared pictures of a “couple's getaway” on her Instagram account Investigators said Thomas showed a “conspicuously high level of criminal energy” while they cited a “lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife” adding he had “sadistic-sociopathic traits” Kristina had reportedly switched from modelling to become a catwalk coach while she also trained businesswomen for walking confidently in their professional or private lives See more More Latest News See more Latest News See more The News Explained See more Royals See more Highlights & Opinion See more More Topics Im Februar ist in Binningen eine Frau mutmasslich von ihrem Ehemann umgebracht worden Ein Urteil des Bundesgerichts in Lausanne zu einem Haftentlassungsgesuch bringt nun schreckliche Details ans Licht Drucken Teilen Am Bundesgericht in Lausanne wurde am Mittwoch das Urteil gefällt Februar dieses Jahres ist es in Binningen zu einem Tötungsdelikt gekommen Dabei soll der mutmassliche Täter seine Ehefrau erwürgt und die Leiche anschliessend zerkleinert haben Der Tatverdächtige konnte festgenommen werden allerdings stellte dieser ein Haftentlassungsgesuch das er bis vor das Bundesgericht weiterzog «Lausanne» hat nun eine Beschwerde des mutmasslichen Täters abgewiesen In dem eben veröffentlichten Urteil kommen weitere brutale Details der Tat ans Licht Laut dem aktuellen Untersuchungsstand bestehen bei dem Täter «konkrete Anhaltspunkte für eine psychische Erkrankung» Der Mann war bereits beim Zwangsmassnahmengericht Baselland sowie beim Kantonsgericht mit einem Haftentlassungsgesuch respektive einer Beschwerde gegen einen abschlägigen Entscheid abgeblitzt Das Bundesgericht stützt den Entscheid der Vorinstanz nun und verweist auf die bisherigen Untersuchungen dass der Beschuldigte anlässlich einer Tatrekonstruktion im März bereits eingeräumt hatte weil sie ihn zuvor mit einem Messer angegriffen habe Laut dem Urteil hatte der Mann anlässlich einer Haftanhörung im Februar jedoch noch behauptet seine Frau tot aufgefunden und in Panik in der Waschküche zerstückelt zu haben Das medizinisch-forensische Gutachten spreche jedoch gegen seine Darstellung einer Notwehr Laut eingeleitetem Gutachten ist die Frau erwürgt worden Die Leiche wurde gemäss Obduktionsbericht in der Waschküche mit Stichsäge Anschliessend wurden mehrere Körperteile mit einem Stabmixer zerkleinert Februar 2024 spreche für eine massive Gewaltbereitschaft des Beschwerdeführers Gemäss den bisherigen Ermittlungen habe der mutmassliche Täter eine «auffällig hohe kriminelle Energie Empathielosigkeit und Kaltblütigkeit nach der Tötung seiner Ehefrau» an den Tag gelegt und versucht Ebenfalls geht aus Einvernahmen der Staatsanwaltschaft hervor dass der Mann schon vor dem Tötungsdelikt gewalttätig gewesen ist So soll er auch eine frühere Lebenspartnerin mit der Hand am Hals gepackt geschlagen und gegen die Wand gestossen haben Auch die Ehefrau war demnach bereits mehrmals gewürgt worden By MIRIAM KUEPPER IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND 15 September 2024 | Updated: 10:50 BST Behind the picture-perfect yellow walls of their family home in a village near Basel was strangled to death by her husband Marc Rieben who went on to dismember and 'puree' her in a blender Now, eight months after the disturbing crime the stairs leading up to the large semi-detached house are overgrown with weeds The property lies abandoned in an affluent area of Binningen which locals call the 'gold hill' due to the 'who's who of rich people' that live on the streets overlooking the Rhine and Basel told MailOnline she 'never even heard the couple fighting' and only realised what had transpired next door when police cars lined the road and officers went around to question residents 'I only knew her as a neighbour and saw her sometimes in our [shared] garage adding that she never thought something like this could happen in Switzerland which locals call the 'gold hill' due to the 'who's who of rich people' that live on the streets overlooking the Rhine and Basel  dozens of pots with blooming orchids and other flowers are lining the top of the 3ft wall as well as two framed pictures of the mother-of-two and her husband Thomas later confessed to strangling his wife The couple posed for loved-up pictures on their wedding day in August 2017 The door to their shared garage still features residue from when it was sealed by crime scene tape just like the front door to the couple's home Next to the front door are standing an abandoned pair of chairs and a small table which often featured in Kristina's social media posts during her pregnancies said it was 'awful' and 'catastrophic' what happened to her especially considering her two young daughters You would never think something like this would happen just outside your own front door but it was one individual who is not normal.' The man added that finding out he had a 'maniac' walking around the neighbourhood made him 'gasp for words' but everyone only had good things to say about her,' he said Another woman who lives in the neighbourhood said she often greeted Kristina when walking her dog When you hear what happened and how… You never really know what is going on behind closed doors,' she told MailOnline She added that she was 'shocked' something like this happened in her village 'We are living in a bubble here. Most people who live on the gold hill are relatively wealthy,' a woman living just a few houses away from the crime scene said Another resident told how there has been an increased police presence in the quiet neighbourhood since she was killed but a woman living on the side opposite Kristina's home said it was too little too late 'Police were called to her house before and they couldn't protect her I don't believe it would have come this far if they had taken [Kristina] seriously the first time she called them.' Floral tributes left outside the home for former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic Kristina had won the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant in 2003 and went on to be a finalist in the 2008 Miss Switzerland competition  The house Kristina shared with Mark lies abandoned in Binningen Investigators said Thomas showed a 'lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife' and displayed 'sadistic-sociopathic traits' in their psychological assessment (pictured: The garage door at Kristina's home in Basel)  The overgrown staircase leading to the home in Basel Tributes left outside the home in Basel where the former model and Miss Switzerland finalist was murdered by her husband Kristina bought a semi-detached house in the affluent Binninger district just outside of Basel where streets are lined with mansions and upscale newbuilds overlooking the valley (pictured: A road sign near the home in Basel)  said it was 'awful' and 'catastrophic' what happened to her (pictured: The car and home of Kristina Joksimovic)  told MailOnline she 'never even heard the couple fighting' and only realised what had transpired next door when police cars lined the road (pictured)  One woman who lives in the neighbourhood (not pictured) said she often greeted Kristina when walking her dog She added: 'Women come forward but are told 'you provoked him' The police and the system failed to protect her 'I have experienced domestic abuse at the hands of my former partner and it took extremely long for the police to come they told me it was his home and he could punch in the door who is around the same age as Kristina's daughters said people would still come and place new flowers and candles on a wall in front of the house Joksimovic's body was found in her home with an autopsy revealing the mother-of-two was strangled to death before being chopped up with the garden implement Kristina sitting on the chair which still sits outside her home in Basel  Kristina was reportedly strangled before the day of her killing The ravaged body of model Kristina (pictured with one of her children) was found in her home in Binningen Kristina also trained businesswomen to walk confidently in their professional or private lives Kristina regularly shared cute snaps of her family with her social media followers Many Swiss celebrities and fellow Miss Switzerland contestants shared their shock over Kristina's death back in February a businessman (pictured above driving a Tesla) who was only named by pseudonym Thomas in local media due to Swiss privacy laws had an appeal for release from custody rejected  earlier this week by the Federal Court in Lausanne after admitting to having killed his wife He then reportedly said he dismembered the ex-model - with whom he has two children - 'in a panic' Investigators said Thomas showed a 'lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife' and displayed 'sadistic-sociopathic traits' in their psychological assessment while prosecutors said the businessman had grabbed a former partner by the neck and hit her By posting your comment you agree to our house rules Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy The father of a murdered former Miss Switzerland found her head in a bin bag after having dinner with her husband and children including that her father went for dinner with Rieben and his grandchildren at the family home near Basel before discovering his own daughter's decapitated head He saw Ms Joksimovic's blonde hair sticking out of the bin bag in the laundry room of the house in Binningen Read more: Miss Switzerland finalist was 'planning to leave her husband' before he 'strangled and made her into purée in blender' Read more: Miss Switzerland finalist 'had perfect family' before husband 'strangled her and made her into purée in a blender' he saw her cut off head with the hair still attached," she told MailOnline The father only made the chilling find after hours together with his son-in-law and his grandchildren Rieben claimed not to know where his wife was during the dinner The family first became concerned after the children's kindergarten phoned to ask for them to be picked up as Ms Joksimovic hadn't collected them Their grandfather then dropped them off at home and Rieben said he was unaware of where his wife was and offered him a drink chatting to her father and making dinner for everyone before tucking the children into their beds "Her father went to pick up her mother and returned to the house "Marc kept insisting he didn't know where Kristina was and claimed she would just leave sometimes "Her mother wanted to file a missing person report with the police but they couldn't do anything because she hadn't been missing for more than a day and Marc ended up hanging up the phone." The father insisted on searching all over the house and eventually went down to laundry room in the basement found his daughter's severed head and ran out screaming to tell a passer-by to call the police The father then ran back inside and confronted Rieben The alleged killer is said to have shown no emotion as he was led away by police you told me you'd only come by briefly." Rieben claimed he killed his wife in self-defence after she came at him with a knife before dismembering her “in a panic” Im Februar wurde in Binningen eine Ex-Miss-Schweiz-Finalistin brutal getötet Nun kommt ans Licht: Ihr Mann zerstückelte und pürierte ihre Leiche danach Im Fall der getöteten Ex-Miss-Schweiz-Finalistin K. J.* (†38) gibt es neue Details. Beim Tötungsdelikt vom 13 Februar 2024 in Binningen BL soll der mutmassliche Täter seine Ehefrau erwürgt und die Leiche anschliessend zerkleinert haben Nach dem aktuellen Untersuchungsstand bestehen bei ihm «konkrete Anhaltspunkte für eine psychische Erkrankung» Das geht aus einem am Mittwoch veröffentlichten Urteil des Bundesgerichts in Lausanne hervor Dabei weist das Bundesgericht eine Beschwerde des Beschuldigten ab. Dieser hatte beim Zwangsmassnahmengericht Basel-Landschaft ein Haftentlassungsgesuch gestellt. Nach einer negativen Antwort ging er weiter ans Kantonsgericht, das seine Beschwerde ablehnte, und schliesslich vor Bundesgericht seine Frau tot aufgefunden und «in Panik» in der Waschküche zerstückelt zu haben wie es im Urteil des Bundesgerichts heisst «püriert» und in einer Chemikalie aufgelöst Nach den bisherigen Ermittlungen hat der mutmassliche Täter eine «auffällig hohe kriminelle Energie dass er schon vor dem Tötungsdelikt seine Frau gewürgt hat Die Todesnachricht sorgte in der Schweizer Model-Welt im Februar für grosse Trauer. Dominique Rinderknecht (35) zeigte sich im Gespräch mit Nau.ch damals bestürzt: «Es ist sehr Auch für die Kinder tut es mir so unendlich leid.» arbeitete früher mit Ex-Miss-Schweiz Rinderknecht (l.) zusammen J.* gewann 2003 den Titel der Miss Nordwestschweiz Das Ex-Model baute sich später ein Business als Catwalk-Coachin auf und hatte dadurch zahlreiche Follower auf Social Media 2013 arbeitete sie sogar mit Dominique Rinderknecht (34) in Vorbereitung zur Miss-Universe-Wahl zusammen. Das Video dazu auf ihrem Youtube-Kanal wurde über eine halbe Million Mal angeklickt Auch die Miss Schweiz von 2002, Nadine Vinzens (41), äusserte sich ähnlich. «Ich kannte sie gut und ihn habe ich mal kurz kennengelernt. Ich bin total schockiert und heartbroken», sagte sie gegenüber Nau.ch. Nadine Vinzens kannte die Getötete persönlich. - Instagram/nadinevinzensofficiaDas Model und Schauspielerin sei sprachlos und erstaunt. «Nie im Leben hätte ich gedacht, dass so etwas passiert.» By MIRIAM KUEPPER 13 September 2024 | Updated: 16:42 BST A Swiss man who killed his ex-model wife decapitated her and cut her womb out before using a blender to 'puree' some of her body parts court documents exclusively obtained by MailOnline have revealed who was named in local media by the pseudonym of Thomas due to Swiss privacy laws admitted to having killed Kristina Joksimovic whose ravaged body was found in their home in Binningen The autopsy report shows that the former Miss Switzerland contestant was decapitated when her husband dismembered her body with a jigsaw He also 'carefully removed' Kristina's womb which was the only organ cut out of her torso and this 'deliberate mutilation or ritualised degradation of the body' is believed to indicate that Thomas has a mental disorder Some of his wife's body parts were forced into a powerful industrial blender as well as dissolving some in a chemical solution Investigators found that while cutting up the mother-of-two's body admitted to having killed Kristina Joksimovic (pictured) the couple often shared loved-up snaps together (like above Thomas also 'carefully removed' Kristina's womb Kristina and her husband are pictured above during their wedding day in August 2017 The autopsy found that Kristina's cause of death was strangulation with her neck showing a 'reddish throttle mark' Her body showed signs of blunt force trauma suffered prior to her death under her eyebrow and nose as well as several bruises on her right lower leg shoulder blades and on the back of her head A closer examination of Kristina's head revealed wounds indicating that some of her hair was ripped out The experts who analysed the dismemberment of her body said Thomas used a jigsaw a knife and a pair of garden shears to dismember Kristina before either throwing 'various body parts' into an industrial blender or dissolving them in a chemical solution Investigators found 'a large number' of skin flaps 'some with attached muscles' as well as 'a large number of pieces of muscle The autopsy revealed that before Thomas dismembered her he broke Kristina's hip joints out of their sockets and went on to disarticulation - which is the removal of a bone from its joint like an amputation - with her left upper arm He then 'roughly severed' Kristina's upper spine to decapitate her and further split her torso in half above her pelvis which was the only organ that was completely removed While dismembering the body, he was playing YouTube videos on his phone, investigators said.  The medical experts assumed in the autopsy report that the 'disposal' of Kristina's body was the goal of Thomas' actions, which included him hiding her phone on a delivery truck. The court also noted that Thomas, whose name was redacted in the judgement due to strict Swiss privacy laws, had refused to give them access to his phone, which investigators say is encrypted and could hide more evidence.  The Swiss federal court said that therefore 'necessary environmental investigations' have not yet been carried out, which it said 'means that there is still a considerable risk of collusion'. Describing what happened before the killing, Thomas said that the couple had a 'positive' conversation before Kristina 'suddenly attacked him with a knife'. He had previously claimed that he 'found his wife dead' by the stairs in their family home, but later said that he strangled her in self-defence against the alleged knife attack. Thomas, 41, (pictured right) admitted to killing and dismembering his wife Kristina Joksimovic, 38 Model Kristina was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February, with an autopsy revealing that she was strangled before being dismembered in the laundry room with a jigsaw, knife and garden shears His behaviour on the day of Kristina's killing indicates that Thomas is 'extremely violent, particularly towards his respective life partners, sometimes with sadistic-sociopathic traits' The ravaged body of model Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found in her home in Binningen, near Basel in February Pictures from their wedding day show Thomas adoringly looking at his wife, who he went to kill and dismember a few years later He admitted that he dismembered her in their laundry room 'in a panic' and 'pureed' her with an industrial blender that he 'coincidentally had in his basement'. But the court said the autopsy report clearly contradicted Thomas' self-defence and panic reaction claims, as his 'planned and systematic approach over several hours in dismembering and attempting to dispose of the body using special tools and chemicals, and in destroying and manipulating traces (injuries on the victim's body)' went against them.  The 'signs of deliberate mutilation or ritualised degradation of the body', in part referring to the 'careful removal' of Kristina's womb, were also indicating that Thomas possibly had a mental disorder, the court added. His behaviour on the day of Kristina's killing indicates that Thomas is 'extremely violent, particularly towards his respective life partners, sometimes with sadistic-sociopathic traits'. It also revealed 'a low level of frustration tolerance and poor impulse control' and an 'increasing escalation of violence', according to the court. The court heard how Thomas' former partner told the prosecutor that he 'used massive violence against her on several occasions' until April 2016, just a little over a year before he married Kristina.  She said that he drove over her foot with his car during one his 'frequent fits of rage' after the couple visited her parents and also threatened to throw her out of the vehicle on the drive home.  Another time during a car ride, she said he slammed on the breaks, causing her to smash her head on the dashboard.   Thomas, who used to live in Bern at the time, also allegedly grabbed his then partner by the neck and pushed her against the wall.  She said he sometimes 'lost control' during arguments, which caused him to 'hit or strangle' her.  The woman also claims that she knew that there had been 'problems' like 'violence or sexual matters' in his previous relationships.  Thomas apparently continued this pattern of violence in his relationship with Kristina, with police being called out to the couple's home on July 14, 2023. Kristina and her husband have two daughters (pictured above during a beach holiday in August 2023) Social media pictures show various trips the couple went on together View this post on Instagram A post shared by KRISTINA (@catwalkcoach) Pictures from the incident reportedly showed strangulation marks on Kristina's neck which was corroborated by witness statements in the police report The pair are said to have had a happy relationship until Thomas who is the son of a well-known lawyer from Bern launched his own business consulting firm in 2022 Thomas' temperament quickly changed and the couple's picture-perfect relationship started to crumble A source close to Kristina has revealed that a possible motive for the killing was the mother-of-two planning to leave her businessman partner 'She wanted to break up, but was afraid of him,' the source told 20 Minuten The heinous attack came just weeks after Kristina posted images of an idyllic 'couple's getaway' they'd shared to Lake Lucerne on social media Meanwhile, the partner of one of Kristina's friends told Blick that the relationship had been 'in crisis for months' adding that the police was called to their house over reports of physical violence before Thomas claimed that he felt like he was getting into a 'tunnel' due to his 'fear of losing [his] children He claimed this 'fear' stressed him out to the extent that he 'did not give himself time to reflect on his decisions and question his actions while his control mechanisms were missing due to shock' The lower court found that Thomas was 'obviously stuck in the completely unrealistic idea of ​​living again in the near future with his daughters whose mother he admittedly killed and dismembered The Basel court stated that there are 'concrete indications of a mental illness or a significant psychopathological personality disorder' in Thomas' case paired with a 'high level of criminal energy lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife' A psychiatric-forensic expert consulted by the head of the proceedings said in July that further examinations were required to make a 'sufficiently substantiated' assessment of Thomas was allegedly killed because she had previously threatened her husband with a knife Kristina was reportedly strangled several times before the day of her killing Thomas had an appeal for release from custody rejected on Wednesday by the Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne - after already having his request denied at the lower court - after an ongoing investigation concluded there were 'concrete indications of mental illness' underlying the case Thomas had asked to either be released from custody pending trial against 'payment of appropriate bail and an order to block documents' He also requested to be placed under electronically monitored house arrest as well as paying a bail if he was released was reportedly arrested shortly after Kristina's remains were found by a 'third party' in the evening of February 13 He and Kristina bought a semi-detached house in the affluent Binninger district just outside of Basel where streets are lined with mansions and upscale newbuilds overlooking the valley reportedly lived in their spacious home with their two young daughters and Kristina's mother Kristina had posted pictures of a 'couple's getaway' on her Instagram account showing the snowy landscape from the window of a luxurious hotel above Lake Lucerne they seemed like the perfect family,' a friend told Swiss outlet Blick inspiring the next generation of Miss Switzerland candidates She also trained businesswomen to walk confidently in their professional or private lives she had won the Miss Northwest Switzerland pageant in 2003 and went on to be a finalist in the 2007 Miss Switzerland competition Kristina and her husband had two young daughters together Kristina's husband is pictured above during a skiing trip who was crowned Miss Switzerland in 2023 and was one of Kristina's catwalk students told 20 Minuten in February: 'It's terrible And Nadine Vinzens, Miss Switzerland 2002, told Nau.ch: 'I knew her well and I met him briefly 'We talked to each other more and more often She even came to visit me when I was still living in America Never in my life would I have thought that something like this would happen I would never have thought that her husband would do something like that.' Kristina regularly shared romantic snaps with her husband with her social media followers Rinderknecht received catwalk training from Kristina and shared their progress on Youtube I can't believe it!' international make-up artist Selina Beutler wrote A former Miss Switzerland finalist is said to have been planning to leave her husband before he allegedly strangled and made her into purée in blender A source close to Kristina said that a possible motive was that she had been planning to leave him but was afraid of him," the source told 20 Minuten Read more: Miss Switzerland finalist 'had perfect family' before husband 'strangled her and made her into purée in a blender' Read more: Former Miss Switzerland finalist 'strangled to death and pureed in blender by husband' It comes after the partner of one of Kristina's friends told Swiss newspaper Blick that their relationship had been “in crisis for months” Police were allegedly called out to their home before over reports of physical violence Thomas showed a "lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness after killing his wife" and displayed "sadistic-sociopathic traits" investigators found in their psychological assessment The couple were said to have been in a happy relationship until Thomas launched his own business in 2022 His temper changed quickly and the relationship started to crumble Kristina's body was found on the evening of February 13 with investigators reportedly concluding the ex-model had been strangled before she died 16 September 2024 | Updated: 16:11 BST The father of the slaughtered Miss Switzerland finalist found her head in a bin bag in her laundry room where her partially pureed remains had been left by her husband a family friend exclusively revealed to MailOnline dismembered and decapitated by her husband Marc Rieben who pureed some of her remains in an industrial blender and cut out her womb Her remains were discovered by her horrified father on February 13 with a family friend telling MailOnline that he found a black bin bag with blonde hair sticking out in the laundry room of the large house on the 'gold hill' of Binningen he saw her cut off head with the hair still attached,' a family friend who said she has known Kristina's parents and other relatives for years Kristina's father made the disturbing find after being at the house for hours who repeatedly feigned ignorance about where the former model was according to one of Kristina's close friends Pictured above is Kristina's husband Marc Reiben Kristina's grave features a framed photograph of the mother-of-two as well as various flowers Her parents first got worried when they got a call from their granddaughters' kindergarten asking them to pick up the kids when their daughter failed to turn up Marc claimed he did not know where Kristina was and offered her father something to drink Her father went to pick up her mother and returned to the house 'Marc kept insisting he didn't know where Kristina was and claimed she would just leave sometimes.' 'Her mother wanted to file a missing person report with the police but they couldn't do anything because she hadn't been missing for more than a day and Marc ended up hanging up the phone,' the friend told MailOnline While Marc was talking to his mother-in-law Kristina's father looked for traces of his daughter in every single room of the house When he reached the 'isolated bunker with thick concrete walls' in the basement he saw a big black bin bag with strands of hair poking out 'Her mother (centre) wanted to file a missing person report with the police he saw a big black bin bag with strands of hair poking out (pictured above is the entry to the garage and basement)  Pictured above is the home Kristina Joksimovic and her husband Marc Rieben shared with their two daughters 'When he opened it and found her chopped off head inside he ran out of the garage [door] screaming and told a passer-by to call the police before returning to the house to confront his son-in-law who was gobsmacked as he probably didn't think someone would find her The friend even claimed Marc heartlessly blamed Kristina's parents for overstaying their welcome on the day they found her remains saying they would not have stumbled across them if they'd 'only come by briefly' as he was led away in handcuffs How deranged do you have to be to not show a single emotion.' told how Kristina being killed was a 'huge shock' for the family 'Her father is strong and he is holding up somewhat but is obviously receiving psychological treatment right now She added: 'Her mother is totally destroyed Kristina's close friend added: 'I never even know what to say to her parents because justice for something like this doesn't exist no matter how long of a sentence he will get.' Marc had an appeal for release from custody rejected by the Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne - after already having his request denied at the lower court - since an ongoing investigation found there were 'concrete indications of mental illness' underlying the case Her friend told MailOnline: 'The last week in particular was really hard for us after these awful details came out in court we have just been functioning and we have moments were all we can do is cry that will stay for the rest of our lives.' Various flowers are sitting on top of Kristina's grave in Binningen Kristina's daughters wrote 'Mama we love you' on a heart lying on her grave and her husband Marc later confessed to strangling his wife The ravaged body of model Kristina Joksimovic The friend said she had been friends with Kristina long before she met Marc but wanted to stay anonymous out of fear of repercussions if he is released from custody numerous flower tributes are still being placed outside Kristina's house and on her grave The family friend revealed to MailOnline that there is an ongoing custody battle over the two children who are understood to be cared for by Kristina's parents and her sister Kristina's parents are allegedly considered to be too old to take care of the young girls long-term with their mental state also having been called into question who lives in his home town of Bern with her family The sister is supposedly supported by her and Marc's millionaire father and his fellow lawyers 'Her parents are middle class and they can't win against his family's expensive lawyers,' the family friend said (pictured right) admitted to killing and dismembering his wife Kristina Joksimovic The overgrown staircase leading to the home in Binningen The alleged custody battle comes after MailOnline revealed the full details of what happened to Kristina The autopsy report shows that Kristina was decapitated when her husband dismembered her body with a jigsaw and this 'deliberate mutilation or ritualised degradation of the body' is believed to indicate that Marc has a mental disorder The experts who analysed the dismemberment of her body said Marc used a jigsaw the couple often shared loved-up snaps together (like above) The autopsy revealed that before Marc dismembered her While dismembering the body, he was playing YouTube videos on his phone The medical experts assumed in the autopsy report that the 'disposal' of Kristina's body was the goal of Marc's actions which included him hiding her phone on a delivery truck whose name was redacted in the judgement due to strict Swiss privacy laws had refused to give them access to his phone which investigators say is encrypted and could hide more evidence The Swiss federal court said that therefore 'necessary environmental investigations' have not yet been carried out which it said 'means that there is still a considerable risk of collusion' Describing what happened before the killing Marc said that the couple had a 'positive' conversation before Kristina 'suddenly attacked him with a knife' He had previously claimed that he 'found his wife dead' by the stairs in their family home but later said that he strangled her in self-defence against the alleged knife attack He admitted that he dismembered her in their laundry room 'in a panic' and 'pureed' her with an industrial blender that he 'coincidentally had in his basement' But the court said the autopsy report clearly contradicted Marc's self-defence and panic reaction claims as his 'planned and systematic approach over several hours in dismembering and attempting to dispose of the body using special tools and chemicals and in destroying and manipulating traces (injuries on the victim's body)' went against them Model Kristina was found dead in her home in Binningen with an autopsy revealing that she was strangled before being dismembered in the laundry room with a jigsaw The 'signs of deliberate mutilation or ritualised degradation of the body' in part referring to the 'careful removal' of Kristina's womb were also indicating that Marc possibly had a mental disorder His behaviour on the day of Kristina's killing indicates that Marc is 'extremely violent particularly towards his respective life partners sometimes with sadistic-sociopathic traits' It also revealed 'a low level of frustration tolerance and poor impulse control' and an 'increasing escalation of violence' Marc and Kristina bought a semi-detached house in the affluent Binninger district just outside of Basel lived in their spacious home with their two young daughters 12 September 2024 | Updated: 08:21 BST The former Miss Switzerland finalist allegedly strangled dismembered and 'pureed' by her husband had the 'perfect family' with their two daughters her friends said as they revealed their shock at the news of her death The body of 38-year-old model Kristina Joksimovic was discovered in February at their 'upscale' Binningen home who was only named by pseudonym Thomas in local media Kristina's husband had an appeal for release from custody rejected on Wednesday by the Federal Court in Lausanne after his admission as an investigation concluded there were 'concrete indications of mental illness' underlying Kristina's body was found on the evening of February 13 The verdict states the suspect confessed to strangling his wife An autopsy concluded that the body was then dismembered in the laundry room with a jigsaw Body parts were then chopped up with a hand blender, 'pureed' and dissolved in a chemical solution, local outlet Blick reported Kristina had shared photos of the couple celebrating their one year anniversary in 2018 Rinderknecht received catwalk training by Kristina and shared their progress on Youtube Kristina and her husband had two daughters (pictured above during a beach holiday in August 2023) the gruesome murder of Kristina Joksimovic a former finalist in the Miss Switzerland competition a well-known figure in Switzerland’s modeling industry The chilling details of her murder have left authorities and the public horrified as they piece together the events that led to this tragic crime She first rose to prominence in 2003 when she won the Miss Northwest Switzerland title and later became a finalist in the 2008 Miss Switzerland competition Kristina had a successful career in IT recruitment and worked as a catwalk coach mentoring aspiring models and businesswomen Her work as a coach gained recognition when she trained model Dominique Rinderknecht for the Miss Universe pageant showcased her professional journey and had over 3,500 followers and the couple lived in a spacious semi-detached house in a wealthy area of Basel friends revealed that the couple’s relationship had been in crisis for months with the police being called to their home on previous occasions Kristina had shared photos of a romantic “couple’s getaway” on her Instagram Kristina Joksimovic’s mutilated body was discovered in the laundry room of her home in Binningen by a third party sparking an immediate police investigation the authorities were shocked by the brutality of the crime Medical experts determined that Kristina had been strangled before being smothered to death The autopsy revealed that Kristina’s body had been dismembered using a jigsaw Parts of her body were later pureed and dissolved in a chemical solution was arrested a day after the body was found and confessed to the crime during police interrogation Thomas claimed that he acted in self-defence after Kristina allegedly attacked him with a knife He told investigators that he panicked and dismembered her body after the murder forensic reports contradicted his version of events as they found no evidence to support his claim of self-defence Investigators have uncovered disturbing details about Thomas’s mental state A forensic evaluation revealed that Thomas displayed “sadistic-sociopathic traits” and high level of criminal energy following the murder it was revealed that Thomas had a history of violence prosecutors disclosed that a former partner had accused him of slamming Kristina’s head into a wall during an earlier altercation As the investigation into Kristina Joksimovic’s murder continues authorities are piecing together the full extent of the crime The **Federal Court in Lausanne** denied Thomas’s appeal for release from custody and he remains behind bars as prosecutors work to bring justice for Kristina The case has sent shockwaves through Switzerland talented woman whose life was tragically cut short The murder of Kristina Joksimovic is a stark reminder of the hidden struggles that can exist behind closed doors While Kristina’s public persona was one of grace and success her private life was marked by turmoil and abuse the community remains shocked by the senseless act of violence that claimed the life of a talented and beloved woman Kristina’s death has not only left her friends and family devastated but also sent ripples through the Swiss modeling community As a well-respected figure in the industry her work as a model and coach had touched the lives of many The outpouring of grief and condolences on her social media is a testament to her impact and her legacy will continue to be remembered by those who knew and loved her Kristina’s death left her friends and former colleagues heartbroken Many expressed their grief on social media sharing heartfelt messages on her Instagram posts Miss Switzerland 2002 and a close friend of Kristina shared her shock with Swiss news portal Nau.ch Never in my life would I have thought that something like this would happen.” The Basel Zoo has big expansion plans: by 2049 new themed facilities and enclosures for the tropical and savannah habitats are to be built on the current parking lot in the north and on the so-called "Schutzmatte" on Binningen soil in the south the zoo has around 15,000 square meters of space available on the site which it already owns under building rights and uses as a non-public alternative area there are around 6000 square meters on the current parking lot Compared to the current accessible area of 110,000 square meters this would represent an expansion of around 20 percent as Zoo Director Olivier Pagan said at a media conference The zoo will remain a facility for exotic animals the test planning envisages domed buildings in which flora and facilities are planned for the African savannah habitat The expansion in the south in particular will also entail some changes to the current zoo area will one day have a new home on Binningen soil a large aviary is to be built on the current part of the site south of the Elsässerbahn bridge Visitors will be able to access the aviary directly via the current underpass through the Elsässerbahn railroad line and finally reach the new southern area via a path under the Dorenbach viaduct malay bears will one day occupy the listed sea lion rock thus fulfilling Zolli's wish to be able to present bears again The children's zoo will move into the newly renovated antelope house which is no longer suitable for species-appropriate accommodation This will free up space on the current Children's Zoo site for a forest area The expansion and renovations - which also include a new parking garage with 286 spaces - will cost the zoo an average of nine million Swiss francs per year Pagan added that the zoo would raise all of this money itself Because the zoo will be expanding to Binningen the local council there will also have a say The municipality is backing the expansion plans said municipal president Caroline Rietschi at the media conference - without wanting to anticipate a possible vote by the residents' council or even the electorate She is particularly pleased that a freely accessible piece of parkland and a public restaurant will be created on Binningen soil The architects Bolthauser Architekten and Schifferle Landschaftsarchitekten were selected in a competition to develop the master plan The first concrete steps are to be taken this year with the ground-breaking ceremony for the new parking garage at Erdbeergraben and the extension of the administration building a former finalist in the 2007 Miss Switzerland pageant was tragically killed in her home in Binningen is not only accused of her murder but also of attempting to conceal the crime in a particularly disturbing manner At first, Thomas told the police that he had found 38-year-old Kristina dead at the bottom of their stairs. According to Swiss news outlet 20 Minuten the forensic evidence contradicted his story of being attacked with a knife instead pointing to a pre-meditated and violent act The details of what happened after the murder are difficult to comprehend. After strangling Kristina, Thomas used a jigsaw, garden shears, and other tools to dismember her body, as reported by Bz Basel He then put some of her remains in a blender and attempted to dissolve them using chemicals Authorities described his actions as showing a “high level of criminal energy” and mentioned signs of “sadistic and sociopathic traits” Kristina and Thomas had been married since 2017 and had two young children together Although their life on social media appeared happy those close to them knew they had been having serious marital problems for months Police records also revealed previous incidents of domestic violence but the level of brutality that eventually occurred shocked everyone mentoring young models and aspiring pageant contestants The investigation into Kristina’s death is still underway Forensic reports strongly suggest Kristina’s death was a premeditated murder The lack of remorse he has shown throughout the process has left the Swiss public stunned Akon’s ‘Superfan Tour’ Hits Singapore and Malaysia This November! 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May 1st was the warmest day of the year so far in many places the thermometer even showed a summery 27.7 degrees May 1st brought the highest temperatures of the year to many places in Switzerland It was also warmest in one of the northernmost points of the country The thermometer there showed a summery 27.7 degrees Not even Ticino beat north-western Switzerland when it came to temperatures on Labor Day the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology but Saharan dust could take away the blue color of the sky According to the Zurich-based weather service Meteonews the minimum temperature mark that defines a summer day were measured across the country on Thursday Die 38-jährige K.J.* wurde am Dienstag mutmasslich von ihrem Mann getötet Die Mutter zweier Kinder wollte die Trennung K.J.* wurde am Dienstag in ihrem Wohnhaus in Binningen tot aufgefunden Mutmasslich wurde sie Opfer eines Tötungsdelikts ihr Ehemann befindet sich wegen dringenden Tatverdachts in Untersuchungshaft Die 38-Jährige wollte sich offenbar von ihrem Ehemann trennen Am Dienstag wurde K.J.* tot in ihrem Haus in Binningen aufgefunden. Sie wurde mutmasslich Opfer eines Tötungsdelikts Ihr Ehemann gilt als tatverdächtig und befindet sich in Untersuchungshaft Die Verstorbene K.J.* war Finalistin an der Miss-Schweiz-Wahl 2007 und einstige Miss Nordwestschweiz. Das ehemalige Model machte sich erfolgreich als Laufsteg-Coach selbstständig. In der Schweizer Modeszene war sie bestens vernetzt. So war sie auch mit Ex-Miss-Schweiz Christa Rigozzi befreundet die am Donnerstag bestürzt auf ihren Tod reagierte Der 41-Jährige ist der Sohn eines bekannten Berner Anwalts Gegen aussen gab das Paar das Bild einer perfekten Familie ab kauften ein Haus im noblen Binninger Villenquartier Unter der Oberfläche bekam das Bild aber Risse Nachdem ihr Mann sich selbstständig gemacht hat so die Person aus dem nahen Umfeld von K.J.* Es handelte sich also um einen mutmasslichen Femizid Die Baselbieter Staatsanwaltschaft machte noch keine Angaben zu einer allfälligen Motivlage Polizei nach Kanton Online Opferberatung Beratungsstellen der Opferhilfe Schweiz Frauenberatung sexuelle Gewalt Lilli.ch Frauenhäuser in der Schweiz und Liechtenstein Zwüschehalt LGBT+ Helpline Alter ohne Gewalt Dargebotene Hand Pro Juventute Beratungsstellen für gewaltausübende Personen Mit dem täglichen Update bleibst du über deine Lieblingsthemen informiert und verpasst keine News über das aktuelle Weltgeschehen mehr.Erhalte das Wichtigste kurz und knapp täglich direkt in dein Postfach Beim Opfer (38) des mutmasslichen Tötungsdelikts in Binningen handelt es sich um eine ehemalige Miss-Schweiz-Kandidatin Am Dienstag wurde eine 38-jährige Frau leblos in einer Liegenschaft in Binningen aufgefunden Bei der Frau handelt es sich um das ehemalige Model K.J.* die 2008 Finalistin der Miss-Schweiz-Wahl war Sie gewann einst die Wahl zur Miss Nordwestschweiz und 2007 bewarb sie sich um den Titel der Miss Schweiz die Krone ging damals dann aber an Amanda Ammann Ex-Miss-Schweiz Christa Rigozzi kannte die Verstorbene ebenfalls Sie reagierte geschockt auf die Todesnachricht Sie habe seit der Miss-Wahl regelmässig mit ihr Kontakt gehabt Sie war so eine schöne und herzvolle Frau» Zwar schaffte sie es in der Modelbranche nicht ganz nach oben aus ihrem Laufsteg-Know-how machte die gelernte Kauffrau aber ein erfolgreiches Business als Catwalk-Coach In dieser Funktion coachte sie 2013 Dominique Rinderknecht für die Miss-Universe-Wahl Sie betreute aber auch viele Geschäftsfrauen die im Berufsalltag oder privat auf hohen Hacken laufen» wie sie der Schweizer Illustrierte erzählte Ihren Ehemann heiratete die Binningerin mit serbischen Wurzeln im August 2017 Die beiden lebten auf Social Media das Leben einer Bilderbuchfamilie Sie liessen sich am Villenhügel in einem grosszügigen Doppeleinfamilienhaus mit Blick über ganz Basel nieder Zuletzt habe es in der Beziehung aber gekriselt sagt ein enger Bekannter des Ehepaars gegenüber dem Blick Seelsorge.net Angebot der reformierten und katholischen Kirchen Muslimische Seelsorge Jüdische Fürsorge Lifewith.ch Verein Familientrauerbegleitung.ch Verein Regenbogen Schweiz Selbsthilfegruppen Pro Senectute Beratung älterer Menschen in schwierigen Lebenssituationen A former Miss Switzerland finalist was allegedly strangled and dismembered with a jigsaw and garden shears before her remains were pureed in a blender by her husband identified only as "Thomas" in local media had his appeal for release from custody denied today by the Federal Court in Lausanne after confessing to his wife's murder found 'clear signs of mental illness' involved in the case Kristina's husband allegedly said that he killed her in self-defense after she attacked him with a knife Thomas is also said to have confessed that he then dismembered the former model with whom he shares two children "in a state of panic" Investigators determined that she had been strangled prior to her death The suspect admitted to strangling his wife An autopsy revealed that her body was then dismembered in the laundry room using a jigsaw Local media outlet Blick reported that parts of her body were later chopped up with a hand blender "pureed," and dissolved in a chemical solution a forensic report contradicted the husband's claim of self-defense was arrested a day after a "third party" found her remains they seemed like the perfect family," as the story unfolded lived in a spacious semi-detached house with scenic views in an affluent area of Basel Another friend noted that their relationship had been in crisis for months with previous police interventions following reports of physical violence Kristina had shared photos on Instagram from a "couple's getaway," showing a snowy view from a luxurious hotel above Lake Lucerne as having shown a "conspicuously high level of criminal energy" in their assessment Prosecutors claim the defendant had previously strangled his wife before killing her a native of Binningen with Serbian heritage had transitioned from modeling to become a catwalk coach She also helped businesswomen improve their confidence in both personal and professional settings Kristina won the Miss Northwest Switzerland title and became a finalist in the 2008 Miss Switzerland competition she launched a coaching and consulting agency for aspiring models all while continuing her career in IT recruitment Kristina's tragic death in February deeply shocked many Swiss celebrities and former Miss Switzerland contestants.