Police uncover killer cook's murder weapon

By Jamie McKinnell And Gabrielle Dunlevy October 8, 2014, 5:00 pm

A chef may have spent up to two days attempting to dispose of his wife's dismembered body after a domestic violence incident that reached gruesome depths.

The remains of 27-year-old Indonesian woman Mayang Prasetyo were found boiling on a stovetop at an upmarket Teneriffe apartment building by police on Saturday night.

Ms Mayang, a young transgender woman who worked as a high-class escort to support her family in Indonesia, was allegedly slain at the hands of her husband Marcus Volke.

It has taken authorities four days to clean and gather evidence from the macabre crime scene Volke left behind.

The 27-year-old fled the building after officers arrived and hid in a nearby industrial bin where he took his own life.

Detective Senior Sergeant Tom Armitt confirmed there was no third party involved and police had recovered a murder weapon.

"It was found with Mr Volke," he told reporters on Wednesday.

Ms Mayang's time of death has also been narrowed down.

"Indications are that (she died) more than likely late Thursday evening or early Friday, however that has to be presented to the coroner," Det Sen Sgt Armitt said.

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Police uncover killer cook's murder weapon