The family of a woman who was apparently killed by her husband, then had her corpse wheeled through her neighborhood says she was pregnant. NY1's Talia Kaplan has the latest developments from Staten Island.

"I was like oh my God," said Mariners Harbor resident Crystal Abney.

That's how Abney says she reacted when she found out about a gruesome murder in her neighborhood Friday.

Here you see 31-year-old Anthony Lopez in handcuffs a day after police say he strangled his 26-year-old wife Obiamaka Aduba.

Investigators say a detective then spotted Lopez pushing a metal cart carrying Adubah's body on Post Lane.

Her body was wrapped in cloth. Police say when he was confronted Lopez took off leaving the body behind.

He was arrested in East Harlem following a tip, police say he shaved his head to disguise himself.

"To be having the body travel around the neighborhood like that, that was just so sickening," Abney said. "And to know that it was happening right around my nose in my neighborhood it's very sad."

The Staten Island District Attorney says it may have been a case of Domestic Violence.

An NYPD source says the couple had been involved in four reports of domestic violence between 2013 and 2015, including one where Lopez allegedly tied Aduba to a radiator.

"It makes me really sad to hear that," Abney said.

NY1's Talia Kaplan spoke with Adubah's father. He didn't want to talk on camera but he tells NY1 his daughter was about 4 months pregnant when she was killed. He says she was married to Lopez for about three years and that she was scared of him. He told her she should leave him and that she could always come back home. Now he says he wants justice.

The District Attorney says there have been eight domestic violence homicides in the borough so far this year.

"This is a huge, huge epidemic," said Director of Staten Island Safe Horizon Amy Edelstein.

Safe Horizon is a crime victim assistance agency.

"We offer support groups and counseling and we help clients navigate housing," Edelstein said.

And Edelstein says all the services are free and confidential.

"If you or someone you know is in a situation and you feel like you might be experiencing abuse, please reach out to us," Edelstein said.

And you can reach the agency by calling their hotline at 1-800-621-4673.