27 year old Indonesian, Mayang Prasetyo, believed to be a transgender , was killed, dismembered and “cooked” by her chef boyfriend Marcus Peter Volke, 28, in their Teneriffe apartment.Residents reported hearing loud arguments coming from the apartment up to a week ago, and a foul smell since last Thursday.
Marcus Peter Volke cut his own throat while fleeing police who had been called to his high-end Teneriffe apartment building to investigate a putrid smell
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 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.
“He’d been on a ship, going from one country to another,” Mrs Volke said. “They hadn’t been in Brisbane for very long, only a few months. They were starting to get settled. I don’t know what was going on — we hadn’t 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 doesn’t feel real,” she said. “He was one of these kids that would do anything for you, he had a feel for nature.”
Resident Teagan Downey, 22, described the smell as eye-watering.
“(On Saturday) about lunchtime, it got so bad in the foyer, it was so strong it would make your eyes water,” she said. “That’s when the on-site manager alerted police. It was a really distinct smell.”