A former reality TV star has reportedly been shot dead by her husband in their luxury home before turning the gun on himself.
Authorities have found the body of 33-year-old Paulina Lerch, who appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice, after her family was unable to contact her for more than a week.
Police suspect her husband, Sławomir, 47, shot her dead before killing himself at their home near the city of Poznan, Poland, on Sunday.
He was reportedly found lying next to Lerch with fatal self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
The house was closed from the inside and a revolver was found next to the bodies of the young couple.
Former Top Model star Paulina Lerch, 33, was found shot dead inside her home in Poland
Police believe her husband, Sławomir, shot her and then killed himself.
Lerch appeared on Top Model in her native Poland twice: in 2010 and again in 2018.
The reality TV star was found dead in her kitchen alongside her 47-year-old husband.
Sławomir was a suspected drug trafficker and was arrested, along with 30 other suspects, in April and May this year after 60kg of drugs were found hidden in a warehouse.
He was released in early August.
Lerch kept her marriage to Sławomir, nicknamed Klakson, out of the public eye.
It remains unclear whether Paulina’s death was a murder or a suicide pact between the two.
It is also unknown when the shooting occurred and investigators hope autopsy results will shed more light on the circumstances behind their deaths.
Paulina’s family said they had not heard from her for more than a week before her body was found.
They called the authorities concerned for his well-being.
During her participation in Top Model in 2010, Paulina was asked to pretend to be a dolphin on the catwalk, and the reaction of the judges sparked outrage.
Despite this, the aspiring model did not give up and appeared on the show again in 2018.
This time she seemed to have changed, as she managed to lose almost 20 kg over the course of eight years.
Unfortunately, the judges denied him passage to the next stage for the second time.
An investigation into the shooting is underway.