Chopped up with a blender – Husband chopped up Miss Switzerland finalist

The murder of Kristina J. in February of this year shocked Switzerland: “To me they seemed like the perfect family,” a shocked family friend told “Blick” after the crime.

But apparently this impression was more illusion than reality: the Serbian-born, who was in the final of the Miss Switzerland pageant in 2008, was found dead in her home in Binningen on February 13 and her husband Thomas was arrested. He is said to have strangled the entrepreneur and then tried to make the body disappear.

Suspect explained murder as self-defense
At first, the suspect tried to apologize, initially claiming that he had found his wife dead in their home and then hacked her to pieces in a panic. During a reconstruction of the crime about a month later, he eventually explained that the 38-year-old had “suddenly attacked him with a knife” and that he had then “strangled” her.

But the investigators don’t really want to believe this version. As the autopsy report showed, the victim’s body was chopped up using a jigsaw and pruning shears. Then he allegedly used an industrial blender, which happened to be in the house, to further chop up the body parts. Finally, he wanted to dissolve the residue in a chemical.

The husband has requested release from prison
The 41-year-old suspect has been in custody since his arrest and has unsuccessfully requested his release several times, “20 Minutes” reports. Investigations showed that the man had concrete indications of a mental illness. The court ruled that after the crime he had shown a remarkably high level of criminal energy, a lack of empathy and cold-bloodedness.

The autopsy results also contradict the 41-year-old’s version that he acted in self-defense. His actions were planned and systematic – therefore, a panic reaction cannot be assumed.

Suspect was also violent towards ex-partner
As the Federal Court’s ruling on a request for release from prison shows, the Swiss had already been violent towards a previous partner. During an interview, she explained that her ex had run over her foot with his car. There was also domestic violence in the house in Bern. He had also already become violent towards Kristina J.: in mid-July 2023, she urgently filed a complaint with the police. There are also photos of the victim with previous strangulation marks – as ’20 Minutes’ reported, J. wanted to divorce her husband.

The court has denied the request for release from custody – he remains in custody. The investigation is continuing and the prosecutor has not yet filed charges against the 41-year-old.