Miss Switzerland Finalist Murdered: Strangled, Blended, And Dissected By Husband

Basel: A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and "pureed" in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland said.

The deceased, identified as Kristina Joksimovic (38), was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year.

Murdered Kristina Joksimovic, Put Her In Blender

Local news outlet BZ Basel had reported that Thomas, a 41-year-old man, had his appeal for release from custody denied by the Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday. He had previously confessed to killing his wife, with whom he shared two children.

According to the outlet, husband admitted to the killing during a crime reconstruction in March, claiming it was in self-defense after she attacked him with a knife. However, BZ Basel noted that the court's ruling determined Joksimovic was strangled to death.

An autopsy report included in the ruling said Joksimovic's body was then dismembered in a laundry room with a jigsaw, knife and garden shears.It added body parts were then chopped up with a hand blender, "pureed" and dissolved in a chemical solution.

Thomas was arrested the day after Ms Joksimovic's body was found, and initially told investigators he had found her dead and dismembered her body in their laundry room in panic.

Thomas, who is a Swiss national, was arrested a day after her remains were found by a "third party", according to German language outlet Blick.