These are photos of 26-year-old Obiamaka Aduba who was allegedly strangled by her
husband, Anthony Lopez, 31. The photos obtained by the Advance from her
Facebook page, one taken inside and another outside -- depict Aduba with long dark hair and a serious look on her face.
Arraigned in Richmond County Supreme Court before Judge William
Garnett on Sunday, Lopez plead not guilty to second degree murder. He
was remanded on homicide without bail.
Lopez was also arraigned on criminal mischief charges from earlier this month.
Published reports say Lopez beat her in the past and had her work as a
prostitute. Her mother tried to help her, reports say, to no avail.
When reached by telephone on Sunday, a woman who identified herself as
Aduba's mother refused to talk about her daughter's brutal death.
Lopez, 31, was apprehended in East Harlem's 23rd Precinct on
Saturday. He was taken into custody following a manhunt using
helicopters and dogs.
Police said they found Lopez while acting on a tip and that he was
arrested following a brief foot chase. They added that he had shaved his
head to disguise his appearance.
Cops had been searching for Lopez since early Friday morning when an
off-duty police officer observed him wheeling Aduba's lifeless body on a
metal dolly in Mariners Harbor, police said.
The officer reportedly recognized Lopez because
he had arrested him in the past. The officer approached Lopez, who then
dumped the body in front of a home on Post Lane and fled, according to
cops.
Aduba was wrapped in a sheet and had bruising on her body, but it
wasn't immediately clear if the marks had anything to do with her death.
The city medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Lopez has a lengthy criminal history, including 34 prior arrests, 15
of which are sealed. Those prior arrests include charges of robbery,
theft and assault, police said.
Also see more photos of the suspect.
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