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A woman stands accused of murdering a well-loved Mackay local who disappeared from the central Queensland city more than six months ago.
Wayne Pedro Morseu, 71, was reported missing by family in early November.
At that point, he had been out of contact for weeks, which was described by family as out of character.
Police said they arrested a 46-year-old woman, known to Morseu, about 9.30am on Friday.
She was charged with murder and interference with a corpse.
Officers were treating Morseu’s disappearance as suspicious by early December, as he had not used his bank accounts or done anything else usually considered as proof of life.
In December, regional crime co-ordinator Detective Superintendent Darrin Shadlow described Morseu as family-oriented, and said he had been a long-time worker at the railway.
Initially, police declared two crime scenes, one at a property near Pioneer River and another at Morseu’s home.
Search crews later began focusing their efforts on a patch of bushland between the city and Pioneer River.
The alleged killer was due to face Mackay Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon.
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