Authorities in Switzerland decry “violent death” of its citizen. ADVERTISEMENT A Swiss tourist was murdered earlier this month in Algeria, according to authorities in Bern. Switzerland’s Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement to the Associated Press that it had been in contact with Algerian authorities about the “violent death” of an unnamed Swiss...
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‘Suicide capsule’ use suspended in Switzerland
Campaign groups behind the controversial suicide capsule known as the “Sarco” announced on Sunday that they have suspended the application process for those requesting to use it. Sarco had garnered over 370 requests as of last month. The decision follows the ongoing criminal investigation into the device’s first use, which has ignited a great deal...
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First-time use of controversial Swiss suicide capsule leads to multiple arrests
Swiss police make arrests after suicide capsule is used for first time Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time. FMM – F24 Video Clips ZURICH − Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule...
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Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’
GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is presumably designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside...
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Miss Switzerland finalist ‘pureed in a blender by her husband after being strangled to death’
Warning: This article contains graphic details and discussion of domestic violence which some readers may find distressing. Appalling details have emerged following the death of a former top Switzerland model with allegations made against her husband. In 2007, Kristina Joksimovic had the world at her fingertips after being crowned Miss Northwest Switzerland in a pageant...
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Miss Switzerland finalist strangled to death, then ‘pureed’ in a blender by her husband: officials
Warning: Disturbing content A former Miss Switzerland finalist was strangled to death and savagely dismembered by her husband, who then “pureed” her remains in a blender, Swiss officials revealed. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found slain in her home in February in Binningen, near the city of Basel in Switzerland. Her 41-year-old husband, who was only...
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Miss Switzerland finalist ‘strangled by husband & pureed in blender’
A FORMER Miss Switzerland finalist was allegedly strangled to death before her body was butchered with a jigsaw and pureed in a blender, it is revealed. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was brutally murdered in February in Binningen, near Basel in Switzerland. 2 Former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic was strangled to death by his husbandCredit: Instagram 2...
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Miss Switzerland finalist ‘strangled by husband & pureed in blender’
A FORMER Miss Switzerland finalist was allegedly strangled to death before her body was butchered with a jigsaw and pureed in a blender, it is revealed. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was brutally murdered in February in Binningen, near Basel in Switzerland. 2 Former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic was strangled to death by his husbandCredit: Instagram 2...
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Swiss court convicts 2 PetroSaudi executives in fallout from Malaysian fund scandal
GENEVA — Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid, a Saudi-Swiss dual national, received a seven-year sentence and British-Swiss associate...
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4 members of a billionaire family get prison in Switzerland for exploiting domestic workers
GENEVA (AP) — An Indian-born billionaire and three family members were sentenced to prison on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa in Switzerland by seizing their passports, barring them from going out and making them work up to 18 hours a day. A Swiss court dismissed more serious charges of human trafficking...
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Three people arrested in Switzerland in international drug gang crackdown
Several kilograms of cocaine and heroin were seized during arrests in Switzerland on June 4. Keystone The discovery of empty cocaine packaging and shredding equipment at an illegal landfill site in Antwerp, Belgium, led investigators on the trail of an Albanian drug trafficking ring. Three arrests were made in Switzerland as a result of international...
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Swiss football boss wants crackdown on individual hooligans
FC Servette fans during the game against FC Winterthur on April 28, 2024. Keystone The head of the Swiss Football League (SFL) wants harsher penalties for troublemakers at stadiums. However, he repeated the stance that collective punishment measures are counter-productive. This content was published on May 5, 2024 – 14:07 “We want tougher sentences for...
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