Overview

• Zunilda Hoyos Méndez was discovered on June 20 in a Fuengirola rental home with fatal head injuries consistent with hammer blows.
• Her husband, Jarrod Gelling, was found dead with apparent self-inflicted stab wounds in the same property, with a bloodstained hammer nearby.
• The couple had traveled from Dubai after Gelling’s knee surgery and were due in Portugal for a bodybuilding competition when Mendez planned to file for divorce.
• Méndez’s family reported she had endured abuse over the past year and intended to end the marriage at the conclusion of their trip.
• The bodybuilding community has paid tribute to Méndez’s achievements and raised calls for greater awareness of domestic violence in sports.