THE husband of Fahima Yusuf has been charged with the 32-year-old’s murder after her body was discovered in the backyard of their Carlisle family home on Wednesday afternoon.

Police confirmed they had charged a 36-year-old man with murder following investigations and extensive digs at the property.

He has been refused bail and is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.

An investigation was launched into the disappearance of 32-year-old Fahima Yusuf, and was later being treated as suspicious as officers cordoned off a residence in Weston Street.

Several piles of soil could be seen having been dug up at the back of the property this afternoon.

It’s understood that a crime scene was established overnight after police carried out a welfare check at the property after the woman was reported missing.

A short time later homicide detectives were called in.

Late this afternoon police confirmed a body was discovered after extensive searches in the rear yard and said they believed it to be the body of Ms Yusuf.

Neighbours have told reporters a family of four lived at the property, while a carpet cleaner who arrived at the crime scene said he had been booked on Tuesday to work there.

Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death and have asked that anyone who spoke to Ms Yusuf in recent weeks, or saw anything suspicious in the Weston Street area, to call Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.

- With AAP