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Colombian Bodybuilder Zunilda Hoyos Mendez Killed by Husband in Suspected Murder-Suicide

Police say Jarrod Gelling killed his wife with a hammer then fatally stabbed himself after she informed him she planned to file for divorce.

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Overview

  • Investigators found Zunilda Hoyos Mendez with head trauma consistent with hammer blows and her husband, Jarrod Gelling, with self-inflicted stab wounds at their Fuengirola home.
  • The couple had just returned from a Dubai bodybuilding contest and Zunilda, missing since June 14, planned to travel to Portugal and then return to Colombia alone.
  • Relatives reported Gelling’s escalating aggression after Zunilda informed him of her intention to divorce following repeated mistreatment.
  • The National Police are treating the case as a possible gender violence murder-suicide pending autopsy findings that could mark the third such incident in Malaga this year.
  • Zunilda, widely known as the “Colombian She-Hulk,” amassed over 100,000 followers on OnlyFans and Fansly and was a celebrated champion in international competitions.