A woman stands accused of murdering a well-loved Mackay local who disappeared from the central Queensland city more than six months ago.
The 71-year-old First Nations man 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 the man, about 9.30am on Friday.
She was charged with murder and interference with a corpse.
Officers were treating the man’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.
Search crews began focusing their efforts on a patch of bushland between the city and Pioneer River last year.
The alleged killer was due to face Mackay Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon.
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