Man suspected of throwing wife off balcony seen mourning at her wake

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00:00This looks like the image of a husband in mourning, as he lays his head down on his wife's coffin following her tragic death.

00:06Among family and friends gathered at the beautiful influencer's wake to pay their final respects after she took her own life.

00:12But in reality, authorities believe that Maria Catian Gomez Da Silva was murdered,

00:17and that it was her husband, Alex Leandro Bispo Dos Santos, who killed her.

00:21Here's everything you need to know.

00:23Maria Catian Gomez Da Silva was a young mom and social media influencer who posted beauty videos,

00:28and whose family describes her as cheerful and spontaneous.

00:32But in the early hours of November 29th, Maria's life came to a tragic end.

00:37She was pronounced dead after falling 10 floors from the building she lived in with her husband, Alex.

00:42According to CNN Brazil, neighbors called police after hearing a scream and the sound of her body crashing on the ground.

00:48First responders arrived to find her husband embracing her lifeless body.

00:51She jumped off the balcony after they had an argument, he claimed.

00:54But authorities thought something more sinister might be at play,

00:57and they registered the death as suspicious.

01:00During their investigation, they collected security footage from the apartment,

01:03and what they unveiled was extremely disturbing.

01:05In one clip, Alex is allegedly seen beating and dragging Maria through their building's parking lot just minutes before her death.

01:11Video from the building's elevator then shows him appear to reach for her neck,

01:15and the couple arguing, before he forcefully pulls her out and the doors shut.

01:19A clip from the same location, timestamped two minutes later,

01:22then shows Alex getting back into the elevator, this time alone.

01:25He collapses to the ground and his hands on his head.

01:29With that evidence, along with inconsistent statements from Alex,

01:32police had enough to peg him as their main suspect and arrest him on December 9th.

01:36According to CEN, Maria's family never believed that she could have actually taken her own life,

01:41and are now demanding justice, with her aunt posting on social media that the young woman had been silenced by a man who said he loved her.

01:48Maria leaves behind a daughter who is living with her grandparents,

01:51while her husband and suspected killer remains in custody as the investigation continues.