Klaus Julius Andres who murdered wife Li Ping Cao then dissolved her body in acid could be freed

A ‘psychopath’ husband, who murdered his wife then dissolved her body in acid leaving only her porcelain teeth, will be given the chance for plead for an early release.

Klaus Julius Andres, who was found guilty of murdering Li Ping Cao in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison, was granted the opportunity after being deemed to have cooperated under Queensland’s ‘no body, no parole’ laws.

Andres, now 80, is not eligible for parole until December 2028 but argued that due to his ill health he should be granted early release on exceptional circumstances parole.

The Parole Board of Queensland found he can pursue that outcome in a decision handed down on June 16.

The first sign of foul play was during a press conference held by police when Andres smiled and joked around as he appealed for information about his wife (pictured)

It is not known if Andres, who remains locked up in the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre in Far North Queensland, has yet lodged a fresh bid for parole since that ruling, the Courier Mail reported.

A Cairns jury put Andres away for life in 2013 after a breakthrough in Ms Cao’s October 2011 disappearance. 

He was 70 then, 26 years older than Ms Cao, whom he killed at 42.

Queensland police discovered CCTV footage of Andres using Ms Cao’s card at an ATM and a hardware store where he bought 40 litres of acid. 

In total they found he bought 60 litres of acid.

At first, investigating officers believed the acid was used to clean up a murder scene.

But they realised the grim truth after 10 Ms Cao’s porcelain teeth were found in a drain outside the couple’s Cairns home.

Andres had melted her body in a wheelie bin using hydrochloric acid bought from Bunnings.

Neighbours gave grim evidence to police that after her disappearance Andres lost control of a heavy wheelie bin on his driveway resulting in ‘a pink slushy mess’ spilling into a stormwater drain.

Andres told detectives Ms Cao disappeared after leaving him when she accused him of cheating.

The couple, who met online, had been married for seven years but Andres didn’t seem to be upset about his wife’s disappearance, Detective Sergeant Brad McLeish told A Current Affair in 2017.

Andres wasn’t supposed to be eligible for parole until 2028 after dissolving his wife’s body in acid while having an affair with another woman

Detectives determined Andres had murdered his wife after finding 10 of her porcelain teeth in a drain near their Cairns home (pictured)

Andres is locked up in the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre in Far North Queensland (pictured) and is expected to lodge a fresh bid for an early release

At a press conference before he was arrested, Andres even laughed and joked with reporters.

‘I don’t like to use the word psychopath, but that’s his personality,’ Sgt McLeish said.

‘He’s just an evil, greedy, arrogant little man.’

He was found to be having a relationship with another Thai woman and had forged his wife’s signature so he could collect her Centrelink payments.

An extramarital affair and money appeared to be his main motives, Sgt McLeish said.

Andres appeal to the High Court of Australia in 2016 was rejected.