Corinna Johnson: BF charged after Texas mom found stuffed inside closet after being bludgeoned to death

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DALLAS, TEXAS: Newly updated details have emerged in the murder case of a young mother whose remains were found inside her boyfriend's home. 

According to reports, Dallas police discovered the body of 27-year-old Corinna Johnson at an apartment complex along West Wheatland Road early in the morning on Monday, April 15. 

During the disturbing discovery, Johnson was found inside a bedroom closet, wrapped in bedding and bludgeoned to death, as reported by NBC News 5. 

Subsequently, Omar Lucio, 34, who had been in a relationship with Corinna Johnson, was charged with her murder as per NBC news 5.

What did female witness report to Dallas police?

A woman in Garland reported the incident to the police, prompting Dallas cops to respond to the crime scene. 

According to the female witness, she and Lucio have a 'friends with benefits' relationship, and he called her early Sunday morning, asking her to pick him up. 

Lucio confessed to the distraught woman that he 'laid hands' on Johnson, stating he had knocked her unconscious. 

The witness persuaded Lucio to return to his apartment, where she observed the victim, Johnson 'lying on the bathroom floor with a bruised and bloody face, appearing dead.' 

Although the woman didn't immediately report the alleged incident to the police, she eventually did so hours later after her friend convinced her to come forward.

The witness' account led police in Garland to contact Dallas police. 

Police officers then went to the apartment complex and encountered initial resistance from Lucio, who was unwilling to leave his home. 

Subsequently, officers took Lucio into custody. Bloody clothes were reportedly found inside his vehicle. 

Later, officers followed a trail of blood from the bathroom to a bedroom closet, where they discovered Johnson's body. The victim could not be promptly identified. Lucio waived his rights and agreed to speak with Dallas police detectives, confessing that he "has a temper and snapped in the vehicle." 

However, he did not provide an explanation for how Johnson ended up wrapped in bedding inside the closet.

Lucio remains in custody on bonds totaling $1.5 million for murder and an unrelated case involving alleged street racing and a crash.

How did family of Corinna Johnson react?

Upon learning of the death of Texas young mother Corinna Johnson, her sister Erica Hernanderz Lopez expressed, "My sister didn’t deserve this at all, She was just a ray of sunshine. She was the life of the party." 

Johnson’s family asserted that Lucio had exhibited signs of being abusive and should be "locked up forever." 

Lopez further stated, "I want him to feel the pain that my baby felt, She was so full of life. A happy person. She loved this man who took her life away from her!" 

Multiple family members indicated that they had repeatedly cautioned Johnson against returning to Lucio. 

According to her mother and sister, the 27-year-old also had a disability and functioned at the level of a teenager. 

Johnson leaves behind a 7-year-old son who has not yet been informed of his mother's passing. Lopez tearfully remarked, "It's going to break him." 

Johnson’s family expressed gratitude to the stranger who came forward just in time for the police to recover her body and apprehend her alleged killer. 

The family also has a verified GoFundMe account, where they have raised over $5,842 out of a $12,000 goal in support of Corinna's final farewell.