Anthony Lopez, 31, was seen wheeling a dead body on a trolly before leaving it in front of a New York City home (Picture: AP)

A man who was spotted rolling the dead body of his ‘topless’ wife through New York has been arrested.

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Anthony Lopez, 31, was seen wheeling the woman’s body around Staten Island on Friday morning.

When he was questioned by a plain clothed officer, he abandoned the body outside a house and fled.

He has now been arrested and charged with murder and concealing a human corpse.


Lopez was arrested after a tip off and brief foot chase (Picture: NBC4)

When emergency services arrived on scene they pronounced the woman dead.

The topless body was wrapped in a blanket on the metal dolly, according to CBS New York.

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Lopez had shaved his hair off to avoid being caught (Picture: NBC4)

The 31-year-old’s picture was circulated widely by police and he was finally arrested in Manhattan thanks to a tip off and a brief foot chase.



Police say he had shaved his head to avoid getting caught.

A cause of death is yet to be determined and it is unclear if there were signs of trauma (Picture: NBC4)

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Lopez reportedly has an extensive criminal history involving 52 previous arrests for drugs, grand larceny and criminal contempt, he said.

The woman, 26-year-old Aduba Obiamaka, believed to be his wife, had also reportedly been arrested 19 times and the couple had a tumultuous past.

A cause of death is yet to be determined and it is unclear if there were signs of trauma.