A reality TV star was allegedly shot dead by her husband in their luxury home before he turned gun on himself
Paulina Lerch, 33, appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice in 2010 and again in 2018.
But she kept her marriage to Sławomir, nicknamed Klakson, away from the public eye.
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The 47-year-old was an alleged drug trafficker and was arrested, along with 30 other suspects, in April and May this year after 60kg of drugs were found in a warehouse.
He was released from custody at the beginning of August.
He is now suspected of murdering his wife at their house in the village of Będlewo near Poznań City, Poland, before killing himself.
Their bodies were found in the kitchen on Sunday (1 Sept)The house was locked from the inside and a revolver was found lying next to the couple’s dead bodies.
The police currently suspect that Sławomir shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself.
But it remains unclear whether Paulina’s death was murder or a suicide pact between the pair.
It is also unknown when the shooting took place and investigators are hoping that the autopsy results will shed more light on the circumstances behind their deaths.
Paulina’s family said they hadn’t heard from her for over a week before her body was found.
They called the authorities out of concern for her wellbeing, as reported by Need To Know.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
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