New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Swiss authorities have formally charged the husband of former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic with her murder, months after her dismembered remains were recovered from the couple's home earlier this year. The 38-year-old model and coach, who was crowned Miss Northwest Switzerland and reached the Miss Switzerland finals in 2007, was found dead in February 2024 at her residence in Binningen.

Prosecutors said her husband, identified only as Thomas, 43, under Switzerland's privacy laws, is accused of strangling Joksimovic before cutting up her body and attempting to dispose of the remains inside their home. According to autopsy findings and court documents, the accused allegedly used tools including a jigs...