The news about the death of the former “Top Model” participant appeared in the media in early September 2024. As “Gazeta Wyborcza” reported then, the police found the bodies of two people in a house in Będlewo near Poznań – Sławomir L., known under the pseudonym “Klakson”, and Paulina Lerch. Initially, experts could not determine the clear cause of the couple's death because the bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition. In January 2025, the investigation was closed. We now know what led to their deaths.
“Top Model”. Mysterious death of a participant. What happened was revealed
Until recently, the services assumed that an extended suicide had occurred in Będlewo. Currently, all theories have been dispelled. “Fact” found out that the investigation was closed because it was found that the man was died of a drug overdoseand Paulina Lerch could have died by overdose or gunshot. Shots were allegedly fired at her when the woman was not expecting anything because she was standing with her back.
The perpetrator used a converted 5.6 mm firearm to fire two shots into the back of his wife's neck. The collected evidence substantiates the thesis that after the couple took drugs, the husband used a revolver
– said prosecutor Łukasz Wawrzyniak from the District Prosecutor's Office in Poznań.
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Paulina Lerch and her husband “looked happy”. “No conflicts could be noticed”
The tragically deceased 33-year-old was supposed to be called “Giraffe” by her relatives. Although we cannot determine whether the photo added by Paulina on social media was her husband, it shows a man with a visible tattoo on his neck, where such a nickname is visible. The inhabitants of the village where the couple lived did not notice nothing disturbing in their relationship. However, these are the opinions of people who did not know what could have been happening behind closed doors. – Normal marriage. They looked happy. No conflicts could be noticed. They are both very nice and sociable – said one of the residents of Będlewo in an interview with “Fakt”.