Woman whose boyfriend killed and cooked her named as Mayang Prasetyo

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A woman who was brutally hacked to death by her husband in a tragic murder-suicide in Brisbane has been identified as Indonesian transsexual Mayang Prasetyo. 

Parts of the 27-year-old's body were found strewn across a Teneriffe apartment - in the Queensland capital's inner-city - and some had been cooked up by her chef husband, Marcus Peter Volke, on a stove.

Volke, 28, slit his own throat soon after fleeing police when they knocked on the door of the couple's home after receiving complaints of a bad smell on Saturday night. 







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Mayang Prasetyo has been named as the woman at the centre of a brutal murder-suicide in Brisbane






Marcus Volke with his wife, Mayang Prasetyo, who once advertised herself as a transsexual high-class escort











Marcus Peter Volke, 28, slit his own throat as he fled the Brisbane apartment where he is believed to have dismembered his Indonesian wife











Parts Ms Prasetyo's body were found strewn across the couple's new Teneriffe apartment on Saturday







In an ironic twist Volke, who maintained two Facebook profiles under his name, was an outspoken opponent of violence against women in various social media posts.

Less than a month before the killing, the 28-year-old posted a link to a news story about a man who was bashed by a gang for standing up for a group of women, saying 'champion mate' as he applauded the victim.

He also expressed anger over two Indian girls who were hanged after being gang-raped as the ruling government called it a 'social crime' back in June.



Ms Prasetyo's mother, Nining Sukarni, told the Courier Mail from Indonesia she was shocked by her eldest child's death, who she referred to as her son Febri.

Ms Sukarni said Ms Prasetyo was 'fine' when they spoke last week and described Volke as 'quiet' and 'submissive' when the couple visited her in Indonesia last year.

She said Ms Prasetyo moved to Brisbane to be with her husband but wanted to return to Bali after complaining of being 'bored'.

'Febri did not feel at home in Brisbane, however, he started to breed dogs about a month ago and hoped that would keep him occupied,' she said. 

'I told him to be good with one another and not to fight.'

Ms Prasetyo's mother said her eldest child would send back money to Indonesia, which paid for her two younger sisters, 18 and 15, to attend school.








A friend of Ms Prasetyo's said the couple got married around late November or early December











The 27-year-old is an Indonesian national transsexual and friends say she liked to travel





Her Facebook page listed drag show Le Femme Garcon as her most recent employer











Ms Prasetyo is originally from Denpasar in Bali - the Indonesian holiday island - according to her Facebook page




According to Volke's Facebook page, the pair have been engaged since August last year but a friend of Ms Prasetyo's said they were married around late November or early December.

The man - who did not wish to be named - told Daily Mail Australia Ms Prasetyo and Volke came to visit him in Germany for their honeymoon.

He said the couple seemed 'very happy' when he saw them together in December.

'Volke was a bit of a shy guy. He didn't talk too much,' the friend - who met Ms Prasetyo in 2009 when they studied German together at the Goethe institute in Indonesian city Surabaya - told Daily Mail Australia.

'Mayang is nice and kind girl too. She liked travelling.'




Volke grew up in Ballarat with three other siblings and trained in martial arts at his parents' business, Kyokushin Karate





The 28-year-old's mother said he had only recently settled in Brisbane with Ms Prasetyo after both working on international cruise ships as chefs





In an ironic twist Volke, cara perkosa anak kecil who maintained two Facebook profiles under his name, was an outspoken opponent of violence against women in various social media posts

The couple, who had only recently moved in to the Brisbane apartment complex, met while both working for an international cruise chip company. 


A former school friend of Volke's from Ballarat in regional Victoria said the chef had a dark side and an 'intense' gaze. 

'He was a good guy, he was a bit up and down, he could lose his temper like anyone can but for the most part he was just like anyone else. He was just one of the boys,' the friend, who didn't want to be named told the local newspaper, The Courier.

'He was always a little different. He wasn't a happy-go-lucky guy like the rest of us - he was a bit dark.' 




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A friend of Ms Prasetyo's in Indonesia said she had applied for a partner visa.

'We were very close before; however, when Volke came into the picture she never wanted to say a lot about her relationship with him,' the friend told the Courier Mail.

'I remember him to be a quiet person ... it was difficult to start a conversation with him because we did not feel comfortable. He was very quiet. He was also extremely cold, I have never met anyone like him before.' 

As detectives continue their investigation into the two deaths, they say Volke did not have a criminal history or record of mental illness.





Ms Prasetyo's Facebook page was flooded with heartfelt tributes from friends





The 27-year-old was described as 'a happy, cheerful person' and would be missed





Some friends said they had heard about her death through numerous news outlets





Most of her friends were in shock to learn of the news which has rocked affluent suburb Teneriffe

Shocked friends of Ms Prasetyo took to her social media profile to pay tribute to her.

'Rip beautiful, the world will not be the same without you. I should have come and seen you last week while you where in melbourne, I will never forgive myself... You were always such a happy, cheerful person, I will miss you so much I couldn't possibly express it in words. I still remember the day I met you and the impression you made on me. Nobody that met you could ever forget you. This really doesn't seem real...,' one friend wrote.

Another friend posted: 'Rest in Peace in the stars from where you came my dear friend. Most amazing soul I have ever met. The world is less full of the spark with which you shared. RIP in (sic) Mayang.' 








Queensland Police removed a toxic-labelled container on Monday following the discovery of a woman's body parts found boiling in chemicals in a Brisbane apartment on Saturday night





Emergency services remove the woman's body from the DoubleOne 3 Apartments in Commercial Road 









Ms Prasetyo had listed cabaret drag show Le Femme Garcon as her previous employer. 

Daily Mail Australia can also reveal Ms Prasetyo had previously advertised herself as a high-class, transsexual escort on a British online classifieds website.

In an advertisement on the UK version of Backpage - a site similar to Gumtree - posted back in March 2013, the transsexual wrote she was a first-timer in London who was 'busty' and 'extra hot in bed' with a 'big banana'.