Overview
- Basel-Landschaft prosecutors said on Dec. 10 they filed charges of murder and disturbing the peace of the dead against a 43-year-old man in the Basel-Landschaft Criminal Court.
- Investigators say the killing occurred on Feb. 13, 2024, at the couple’s home in Binningen near Basel, and the accused remains in custody with no trial date set.
- Autopsy and court records describe strangulation, extensive post‑mortem dismemberment with tools, alleged processing of remains in a blender and chemicals, and removal of the uterus.
- Authorities report the suspect initially claimed he found his wife dead, later admitted killing her while alleging self‑defence, and experts found no evidence supporting that claim.
- The victim is identified in local reports as 38-year-old Kristina Joksimovic, a 2007 Miss Switzerland finalist and modeling coach, and the couple’s two children were placed in care after the discovery.