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Police say they have found what is believed to be human remains as part of the search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, the day after her housemates were charged with her murder.
The discovery of what is believed to be human remains was made at about 2.30pm on Friday and were found after a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin, police said.
“The brief search commenced after further inquiries and investigations today,” police said.
“The remains are yet to be formally identified; however, investigators are in contact with the family of missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop.”
Pheobe’s mother Kylie Johnson was quick to share her grief.
“I didn’t think my heart could break anymore then it did when you went missing, or when the charges were laid but this! This is ripping me apart ...” she posted on Facebook.
A crime scene has been declared at the location and forensic examinations are continuing, police said.
They are continuing to appeal for any information in relation to Pheobe or the movement of a grey Hyundai ix35 between 15 and 18 May in the greater Gin Gin area.
On Thursday, police charged Pheobe’s housemates with her murder.
The housemates allegedly murdered the missing teenager before moving her body from a national park, police say.
James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, will remain behind bars after their matters appeared in the Bundaberg magistrates court in southern Queensland.
They have been charged with murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse.
They have been remanded in custody ahead of their next court appearance on 11 August.
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Earlier on Friday, Pheobe’s sister Kaylea Bishop issued a heartbreaking plea to find her sibling outside the court where Wood and Bromley were remanded in custody.
“If you’ve got any information about Pheobe ... just come forward,” she told reporters.
Wood and Bromley’s arrests came three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished.
“Three weeks is too long for us as a family. We just want her home,” Kaylea said.
“She was loved, she’s missed dearly.”
With AAP
