Brisbane: Mayang Prasetyo, believed to be a transgender prostitute, is believed to have been killed, dismembered and cooked by her chef boyfriend Marcus Peter Volke, 28, in their Teneriffe unit.Police discovered a body part in a pot on the stove of his Commercial Rd apartment on Saturday night.
Police had been called to Teneriffe after concerns were raised over the occupants and an eye-watering smell in the unit block.
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The 27-year-old is an Indonesian national who has an interest in modelling
Volke fled the unit when officers arrived. His body was found shortly after in nearby Dath St with a fatal self-inflicted throat wound.
It is not known when she died.Residents reported hearing loud arguments coming from the apartment up to a week ago, and a foul smell since Thursday.
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Marcus Peter Volke, 28, slit his own throat as he fled the Brisbane apartment where he is believed to have dismembered his Indonesian girlfriend
A CHEF who was discovered cooking parts of his girlfriends dismembered body seemed happy and normal days before the killing.
Marcus Peter Volke, 28, cut his own throat while fleeing police who had been called to his high-end Teneriffe apartment building to investigate a putrid smell
Officers discovered a body part believed to belong to his Indonesian girlfriend in a pot on the stove as well as other parts of her mutilated body in the ground-floor apartment.
Volke fled his unit on foot and his body was later found in a nearby street with a fatal self-inflicted throat wound.
His mother Dorothy Volke on Sunday said from her home in Victoria that she had spoken to her son a week ago and he seemed happy.
He was happy and he was coming home for Christmas, everything was normal, she said.
She said her son had only recently returned to Australia from working internationally aboard boats.
The couple had met on international cruise ships when they both worked as chefs.
Hed been on a ship, going from one country to another, Mrs Volke said. They hadnt been in Brisbane for very long, only a few months. They were starting to get settled. I dont know what was going on we hadnt seen him for a year-and-a-half.
She said she was in shock about what had happened to her third child with husband Peter.
It still doesnt feel real, she said. He was one of these kids that would do anything for you, he had a feel for nature.
Mrs Volke said the police told her on Sunday they still had to formally identify the body with dental records and an autopsy.
Today, drums used for medical waste have been rolled out of the apartment.
Forensic officers remained at the scene and a medical waste truck removed large plastic bins of material with the help of uniformed officers.
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Police had been called to Teneriffe after concerns were raised over the occupants and an eye-watering smell in the unit block.
The 27-year-old is an Indonesian national who has an interest in modelling
Volke fled the unit when officers arrived. His body was found shortly after in nearby Dath St with a fatal self-inflicted throat wound.
It is not known when she died.Residents reported hearing loud arguments coming from the apartment up to a week ago, and a foul smell since Thursday.
Marcus Peter Volke, 28, slit his own throat as he fled the Brisbane apartment where he is believed to have dismembered his Indonesian girlfriend
A CHEF who was discovered cooking parts of his girlfriends dismembered body seemed happy and normal days before the killing.
Marcus Peter Volke, 28, cut his own throat while fleeing police who had been called to his high-end Teneriffe apartment building to investigate a putrid smell
Officers discovered a body part believed to belong to his Indonesian girlfriend in a pot on the stove as well as other parts of her mutilated body in the ground-floor apartment.
Volke fled his unit on foot and his body was later found in a nearby street with a fatal self-inflicted throat wound.
His mother Dorothy Volke on Sunday said from her home in Victoria that she had spoken to her son a week ago and he seemed happy.
He was happy and he was coming home for Christmas, everything was normal, she said.
She said her son had only recently returned to Australia from working internationally aboard boats.
The couple had met on international cruise ships when they both worked as chefs.
Hed been on a ship, going from one country to another, Mrs Volke said. They hadnt been in Brisbane for very long, only a few months. They were starting to get settled. I dont know what was going on we hadnt seen him for a year-and-a-half.
She said she was in shock about what had happened to her third child with husband Peter.
It still doesnt feel real, she said. He was one of these kids that would do anything for you, he had a feel for nature.
Mrs Volke said the police told her on Sunday they still had to formally identify the body with dental records and an autopsy.
Today, drums used for medical waste have been rolled out of the apartment.
Forensic officers remained at the scene and a medical waste truck removed large plastic bins of material with the help of uniformed officers.
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