By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man allegedly linked to the mysterious death of a charitable folk singer will be extradited to Queensland with police issuing a warrant for his arrest.
A missing person report was made by the relative of 46-year-old Velvet Pesu at 1am on Monday after last seeing her at The Gap, north Brisbane, about 7pm on Saturday.
Just over two hours later, police found her body at the rear of a home in Buccan, in Greater Brisbane's south.
Officers had visited the property on Waterford-Tamborine Road after learning that the man for whom Ms Pesu had been a carer lived there.
The tragic discovery triggered a search for the male occupant of the house.
Wa'el Abdallah Saleem Alfar, 36, was then arrested about 2pm Monday on the NSW Mid North Coast, about 465km south of Buccan, after a high-speed car chase.
The charges arising from the alleged police pursuit were briefly mentioned in a NSW bail court on Tuesday morning.
Then, on Wednesday, Queensland Police confirmed it would be seeking to have Alfar extradited to the state to face a murder charge.
'The man was today remanded in custody in NSW until February 25 for sentencing in relation to those traffic matters,' it said in a statement.
'Once the NSW court matters are finalised, Queensland Police will seek his extradition back to Queensland.'
'The arrest warrant against the man is for the offence of murder, in relation to the death of the 46-year-old Ashgrove woman.'
Investigations remain ongoing, and no plea has been made by Alfar.
On Monday, Detective Acting Inspector Justin Anderson revealed Ms Pesu had regularly visited Alfar in a professional capacity as his carer.
'As with any of these investigations, a standard part would be to interview any person that's associated with the residence where this lady was found deceased,' he said.
'At this stage, it's very early in the investigation. Police are keeping an open mind. We don't know the cause of death at this stage. We have police, including forensic officers, still processing the scene.
'We won't know the cause of death until a post mortem examination, so we need to keep an open mind until we find out what the cause of death is.'
Ms Pesu (pictured) was a talented performer known for her philanthropic work in Brisbane
Queensland Police then confirmed on Wednesday that it had an arrest warrant against the propery's occupant, Wa'el Abdallah Saleem Alfar, 'for the offence of murder'
Detectives, forensic officers and SES crews spent much of Monday examining the Buccan home.
'At this stage we're processing the residence. It's an acreage address, and that's the only crime scene that I acknowledge,' Det Insp Anderson said.
'The investigation is in its infancy, we don't know the exact cause of death or what occurred leading up to the death.'
'We've arranged for SES to attend and conduct a search of the rural property.'
'It's approximately five acres and it's quite heavily grassed so we will conduct a thorough search of that property.'
Brisbane councillor Seal Chong Wah paid tribute to her 'incredible' friend, Ms Pesu, on Tuesday.
'Velvet was a close friend of mine. I am totally devastated,' she wrote online.
'She had a huge heart and was so incredibly generous. She was always helping people experiencing homelessness or caring for people across the world.'
'Her creativity poured out of her - singing, drumming, painting, art installations, costume design and so much more. Her creativity and vision had no limits.'
Anyone with information has been urged to call Crime Stoppers.