Shocking moment Brazilian police find woman's body covered in concrete inside home as her boyfriend on the run for another crime is arrested for her murder

A Brazilian man is in police custody after officials discovered his wife's body covered with concrete inside a wooden box at their home. 

Douglas Lopes, 43, turned himself in to the São Paulo Civil Police on Wednesday night and confessed to killing Amanda Gaspar, 43, his partner of 13 years. 

Gaspar had not been seen since Saturday and was found dead Tuesday night after authorities received an anonymous complaint of a foul odor coming from the couple's home in the São Paulo neighborhood of Paraisópolis. 

Lopes' lawyer, Vicente da Silva, told Record TV that Lopes beat Gaspar, punching and kicking her before she fell and hit the back of her head on a chair and died. 

Douglas Lopes (left)  turned himself in to the São Paulo Civil Police on Wednesday night and confessed to killing his wife Amanda Gaspar (right), a day after authorities visited their home and found the woman's body wrapped in bags and blankets and covered in concrete inside a wooden box

Police visited the married couple's home after receiving an anonymous tip Tuesday and discovered the lifeless body of Amanda Gaspar covered with concrete

He added that his client was frightened at the time and decided to pour water, lime, bleach and chlorine over Gaspar's body, which he wrapped with bags and blankets before he covered it with cement. 

Lopes stuffed the body inside a wooded case in their living room and abandoned the home. 

'He did not try to hide the body from the courts, but from the community because a law prevails that a man who kills his wife has no argument,' da Silva said. 

Neighbors told police that the married couple constantly fought. Gaspar was beaten over the course of nearly 10 years, her sister told investigators. 

Douglas Lopes turned himself into São Paulo authorities on Wednesday and told investigators he had murdered Amanda Gaspar, his wife of 13 years 

According to his lawyer, Douglas Lopes punched and kicked Amanda Gaspar before she fell and hit her head on a chair. The attorney said Lopes dumped water, lime, bleach and chlorine over his wife's body, which was covered with a blanket and a bag prior to covering it with cement

Douglas Lopes (left) and Amanda Gaspar (right) marriage was filled with violence, according to neighbors and Gaspar's sister 

The troubled couple owned a pastry shop that they opened in 2020 and posted photos of their happy times on social media. 

Police records obtained by Brazilian news outlet Metropoles showed that Lopes had been four complaints filed against him over physical and verbal assault against women since 2016. 

Lopes had also been arrested and convicted in the past for theft, assault and embezzlement. 

He was also on the run since March 2023 after he was accused in a separate embezzlement case.