{"id":60630,"date":"2026-05-05T23:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60630\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:37:06","slug":"miss-switzerland-finalist-murder-trial-husband-accused-of-killing-wife-dismembering-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/60630\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Switzerland finalist murder trial: Husband accused of killing wife, dismembering body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">It was Joksimovic\u2019s father who discovered his daughter had been murdered. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">He became concerned after she didn\u2019t pick her children up from school. He went to the house Joksimovic and Rieben shared and met the husband, a friend of the couple told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">Rieben said he didn\u2019t know where Joksimovic was. But Joksimovic\u2019s father searched the laundry room and opened a bag, the source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhen [Joksimovic\u2019s father] opened the black bin bag, he saw her cut off head with the hair still attached,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">Rieben arrived at court in a dark suit and white shirt, accompanied by his legal team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">His lawyer called him the \u201cideal husband\u201d, while Rieben said he was \u201cjust trying to help and look after his wife\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A court-appointed expert had never seen anything like this case before. Photo \/ Kristina Joksimov\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A court-appointed expert had never seen anything like this case before. Photo \/ Kristina Joksimov<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">The father of two young children \u2013 aged 5 and 6 \u2013 faces life in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">At the opening of the trial, Rieben told the court he loved his wife &#8211; a former Miss Switzerland finalist &#8211; and her death was an accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI have caused my family immeasurable suffering. Why? Why did I fail? Why couldn\u2019t I prevent it? Why couldn\u2019t I stop her from dying at my hands? I loved my wife with all my heart and believed in a future together,\u201d he said, as reported by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt haunts me day and night. What I did is absolutely unforgivable, and I take full responsibility. I deeply regret it, and I apologise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Kristina Joksimovic was a Miss Switzerland finalist. Photo \/ Kristina Joksimovic\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Kristina Joksimovic was a Miss Switzerland finalist. Photo \/ Kristina Joksimovic<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">Professor Frank Urbaniok, a court-appointed expert, said in court that Rieben was diagnosed with narcissistic traits and obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">He said Rieben had acted with \u201calmost meticulous precision\u201d, saying that after killing his wife, he had taken his two young children out for dinner and behaved as though nothing had happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI have been working as an expert witness for 33 years and overseen 5000 cases,\u201d Urbaniok said, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI have seen many people who have committed homicides against intimate partners. But I have never seen anything like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrLLDwyWye\" style=\"display:none\">The trial is expected to last five and a half days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was Joksimovic\u2019s father who discovered his daughter had been murdered. 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