Murdered mother was a reality TV contestant

Murdered mother-of-two Yvette Gajda was a reality show star in her native Hungary, competing to become the wife of a Hungarian television celebrity. Ms Gajda, 38, was killed on Monday morning after being stabbed more than 40 times with a pair of scissors. She was already dead when police found her body at her St Paul’s Bay apartment. An autopsy confirmed that Ms Gajda died of hypovolemic shock caused by severe blood loss. Her partner, 45-year-old Laszlo Marton, was found at the scene of the crime with a number of self-inflicted scissor wounds. He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital suffering from serious, though non-life-threatening, injuries. Police did not confirm whether Mr Marton, who was still in hospital, has been arrested in connection with Ms Gajda’s murder. According to neighbours, both were heavy drinkers who argued viciously and loudly. The two were having an argument the morning of Ms Gajda’s murder, with people saying they heard angry yelling and the sound of smashed crockery. It was a far cry from Ms Gajda ‘s life just three years ago, when she was a contender on Hungarian reality show Benkö feleséget keres (Benko’s looking for a wife), in which women competed for the...