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.
Her husband, Anthony Lopez, 31, is the man police believe wheeled her lifeless body down a Mariners Harbor street a metal dolly on Friday after he allegedly strangled her to death.
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.
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Posted: at 23-05-2016 07:53 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Very sad..but some women self ..which kind love..now u killed because of love..there are a lot of men out there..he forced u into prostitution and still abuse you...u can't use your brain and run far away.. ..well u part of the cause of your death
LOVE COMES TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN IT...LET TALK ABOUT LOVE.
Posted: at 23-05-2016 08:34 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Quote from: INDEPENDENT WOMAN on 23-05-2016 08:34 PM
Very sad..but some women self ..which kind love..now u killed because of love..there are a lot of men out there..he forced u into prostitution and still abuse you...u can't use your brain and run far away.. ..well u part of the cause of your death [/quote. My brother, I no know whether na kpali she dey find still dey there for this kind criminal man wey force am into ashawo work,dey beat am,any way,rip sha
Posted: at 23-05-2016 09:13 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
My God how and why did she involve herself with this idiot with all this bad record of his i'm short words any way rip girl in ur next world if there's any don't make such mistake.
Posted: at 23-05-2016 09:15 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
My God how and why did she involve herself with this idiot with all this bad record of his i'm short of words any way rip girl in ur next world if there's any don't make such mistake.
Posted: at 23-05-2016 09:17 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
I dun tell people make they no de carry naija girls come US, either u marry an American girl and live with the trouble or marry for naija and leave am there in naija . My friend got married and brought the wife to US, one evening we went out but before I got to my house , the guy called me and told me he caught that stupid idiot on the bed with another guy. I wasn't surprise because I told him it will happen.
Posted: at 24-05-2016 04:01 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
I dun tell people make they no de carry naija girls come US, either u marry an American girl and live with the trouble or marry for naija and leave am there in naija . My friend got married and brought the wife to US, one evening we went out but before I got to my house , the guy called me and told me he caught that stupid idiot on the bed with another guy. I wasn't surprise because I told him it will happen.
Posted: at 24-05-2016 04:24 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming