He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole at sentencing scheduled for March 1.
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Police went to the home on the evening of Aug. 27, 2017, after getting a call from one of Lopes' relatives. There they found the victim in a second-floor bedroom. She was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined that she died of blunt force trauma to the head.
A Massachusetts man who was accused of killing his mother with a fireplace log has been convicted of first-degree murder.
Lopes was not at the scene but was arrested the next day in North Providence, Rhode Island.
The log that authorities say was used to beat Fernandes was found in the home's basement, authorities said.