By: Julia Bonavita | Fox News
Thomas Perales allegedly killed Annette Marie Valdez following years of domestic violence incidents and court violations.
A Colorado repeat offender is accused of brutally murdering the mother of his children before spending several days pushing her lifeless body around in a shopping cart just a week after being released from jail.
Thomas Perales, a homeless man with multiple prior arrests, is accused of killing Annette Marie Valdez after her body was discovered inside a Westminster trash can Dec. 4, according to 9NEWS.
Perales had allegedly violated a protection order taken out by Valdez numerous times and had been released from jail just a week before the alleged murder, the outlet reported.
The 37-year-old mother of three was last seen the day after Thanksgiving when she didn’t return to her family’s festivities, the outlet reported. Valdez’s loved ones subsequently went to her nearby apartment, where they reportedly found the door unlocked, her phone and shoes inside and her keys on the ground outside, prompting them to call authorities.
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