Breakthrough that led police to human remains in search for Pheobe Bishop

Police person confirmed suspected remains recovered successful nan hunt for Queensland teen Pheobe Bishop person been identified arsenic human.

The remains were recovered astir 2.30pm yesterday connected a backmost roadworthy surrounded by dense bushland adjacent nan Good Night Scrub National Park, little than an hr distant from Gin Gin.

The grim find was made 9 kilometres from nan first hunt area, pinch constabulary led to nan segment acknowledgment to a family search app connected Pheobe's phone, which allowed her mum to entree her location, starring to nan breakthrough.

The hunt for nan 17-year-old began connected May 15 aft nan teen grounded to checked successful for her formation from Bundaberg Airport to sojourn her fellow successful Western Australia. According to police, she ne'er entered nan terminal.

Queensland Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said further forensic testing would beryllium carried retired to formally place nan remains.

"As a result, a crime segment is still established location astatine nan moment," Mansfield said.

"We person been successful interaction pinch Pheobe's family to counsel them of this development.

"Understandably, this caused awesome distress to them, nevertheless they're supportive of nan accusation that they've been receiving on nan way."

Pheobe's mum Kylie Johnson said she did not deliberation her bosom could break immoderate much aft receiving nan news past night.

"I didn't deliberation my bosom could break immoderate much than it did erstwhile you went missing, aliases erstwhile nan charges were laid, but this, this is ripping maine apart," she said.

Mansfield said nan remains were recovered successful bushland and constabulary judge they were not buried.

"Our forensic capabilities will hopefully beryllium vanished location today," Mansfield said.

"The area is successful an unforgiving terrain, truthful it whitethorn return immoderate clip to decorativeness that examination."

Mansfield said nan 17-year-old's recreation luggage and telephone has not been found.

Pheobe's housemates, 34-year-old James Wood and his partner, 33-year-old Tanika Bromley, were charged pinch 1 count of execution and 2 counts each of interfering pinch a corpse aft they were arrested successful Bundaberg connected Thursday night.

"We are engaging pinch ineligible representatives for some of those accused," Mansfield said.

"This peculiar area that has been searched astatine nan infinitesimal is really an hold of our original hunt area."

Police proceed to entreaty for immoderate accusation astir Pheobe aliases nan activity of her housemate's grey Hyundai IX35 pinch registration 414EW3 betwixt May 15 to 18 successful nan greater Gin Gin area.

Investigations are ongoing.

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