Female boxer Viviane Obenauf is arrested on suspicion of beating husband to death

Female boxer Viviane Obenauf, 34, is arrested on suspicion of beating to death 66-year-old Swiss hotelier husband she married in January

  • Professional boxer Viviane Obenauf is accused of murdering her Swiss husband 
  • She allegedly beat him to death in his restaurant Des Alpes on October 19
  • She was arrested this week and is currently in investigative custody 

A professional female boxer from Brazil – a three time world championship challenger – has been arrested on suspicion of killing her wealthy Swiss hotelier husband.

Brazilian born Viviane Obenauf, 34, is accused of beating her husband Thomas, 61, to death in his restaurant Des Alpes at Interlaken in Switzerland on October 19. 

She was arrested this week and is currently in investigative custody after the victim died from a ‘sustained violent assault’.

Brazilian born Viviane Obenauf, 34, is accused of beating her husband Thomas, 61, to death in his restaurant Des Alpes at Interlaken in Switzerland on October 19

Brazilian born Viviane Obenauf, 34, is accused of beating her husband Thomas, 61, to death in his restaurant Des Alpes at Interlaken in Switzerland on October 19

She was arrested this week and is currently in investigative custody after the victim died from a 'sustained violent assault'

She was arrested this week and is currently in investigative custody after the victim died from a ‘sustained violent assault’ 

The couple had only married in January and detectives are now looking into claims that she was responsible for his death.

People who knew her said that she was not shy of taking on women or men outside of the ring if she lost her temper.

According to a report in Swiss newspaper Blick, she had been arrested in London when a man in a nightclub tried to grope her bottom while she was celebrating her 30th birthday and she punched him in the face. 

Obenauf was born in Rio de Janeiro, and as a youngster she played football and was an Olympic gymnast before turning to boxing at the age of 18

Obenauf was born in Rio de Janeiro, and as a youngster she played football and was an Olympic gymnast before turning to boxing at the age of 18

The couple, pictured above, had only married in January and detectives are now looking into claims that she was responsible for his death

The couple, pictured above, had only married in January and detectives are now looking into claims that she was responsible for his death

The incident meant that she spent several hours in a jail cell in October 2016.

Obenauf was born in Rio de Janeiro, and as a youngster she played football and was an Olympic gymnast before turning to boxing at the age of 18.

She began working in the gastronomy industry in Switzerland after retiring from the sport and then later opened her own gym.

On her homepage she says she has a son called Calvin and spending time with him is the best thing she enjoys in a day.

She began working in the gastronomy industry in Switzerland after retiring from the sport and then later opened her own gym

She began working in the gastronomy industry in Switzerland after retiring from the sport and then later opened her own gym

source: dailymail.co.uk