'Just listen to me': Bodycam vision shows arrest of Pheobe Bishop's housemate

Police person released bodycam imagination of nan infinitesimal missing teen Pheobe Bishop's antheral housemate was arrested complete her alleged murder.

James Wood, 34, was arrested astir 7.20pm yesterday astatine a location successful nan Bundaberg area, according to police.

Bodycam footage shows Wood, dressed successful tracksuit pants and t-shirt, taken into custody successful nan room of a spot successful nan Bundaberg area.

He was past led extracurricular by astatine slightest 2 detectives, wherever he was taken to a waiting constabulary car.

"Just perceive to me," 1 of nan detectives said.

"...I'm placing you nether apprehension for nan homicide of Pheobe Bishop".

Both Wood and chap housemate Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged pinch 1 count of execution and 2 counts each of interfering pinch a corpse past night.

They are owed to look astatine Bundaberg Magistrates Court today, wherever Pheobe's sister Kaylea Bishop issued a plea for accusation to find nan 17-year-old's body.

Outside of tribunal Kaylea said her younger sister was loved and "missed dearly" by her family and friends.

"If you've sewage immoderate accusation astir Pheobe aliases nan car aliases thing for illustration that, conscionable travel forward," she said.

"Three weeks is excessively agelong for america arsenic a family and each of her friends, we conscionable want her home."

Homicide detectives person said they person not yet located nan assemblage of Pheobe Bishop, contempt charging some of her housemates pinch execution and interfering pinch a corpse.

Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said constabulary will allege successful tribunal nan brace killed Pheobe and moved her assemblage "more than once," pinch 1 of those locations believed to beryllium successful nan Good Night Scrub National Park.

Crews searched nan nationalist parkland aft telephone information led detectives there, Mansfield said.

He besides said Pheobe was successful nan Hyundai that drove adjacent nan Bundaberg Regional Airport connected nan time she went missing, but said nary 1 exited nan car.

Detectives person not yet recovered her assemblage aliases her luggage.

"This portion of our investigation has culminated successful nan arrest," Mansfield said.

"We are not vanished pinch this investigation...We are now concentrating much efforts connected trying to constrictive down a peculiar location for Pheobe."

"It is simply a immense area pinch unforgiving terrain, we do trust connected accusation to assistance america pinch that further search."

"If we do find Pheobe, we expect to find further evidence."

He said constabulary are not presently looking for a weapon.

Police will proceed nan hunt for Pheobe today.

"If we knew wherever Pheobe's assemblage was we'd beryllium trying to find that correct now; we fishy it will beryllium successful nan greater Gin Gin area."

Pheobe's mother, Kylie Johnson, said yesterday that her world had "just been shattered into nan astir horrific spot I've ever been".

"I request my babe location to put her to rest! I'm perfectly begging anyone that knows thing to travel forward," she wrote, connected Facebook, minutes aft constabulary announced nan charges.

"We request to put her to rest, we request to put her to peace."

Pheobe has not been seen aliases heard from since May 15. Police said they had still not located her remains.

"Police person conducted respective enquiries during their investigations, including aggregate searches of Good Night Scrub National Park, forensic examinations of a Gin Gin spot and vehicle," constabulary said.

"The remains of Pheobe Bishop person not been located to date. Detectives proceed to analyse this matter, and beingness searches will proceed arsenic needed arsenic accusation is provided."

Wood and Bromley were allegedly nan past group to spot Pheobe, who ne'er checked successful for her formation from Bundaberg Airport to Western Australia connected nan greeting of May 15.

Pheobe was flying to sojourn her fellow successful Western Australia.

According to police, she ne'er checked successful for her formation aliases entered nan terminal.

Last week, constabulary suspended their hunt of nan Good Night Scrub National Park, astir an hr distant from wherever Pheobe was past seen, which had been a attraction successful nan investigation.

All beingness searches for nan 17-year-old were suspended yesterday but constabulary said much would beryllium carried retired "as needed and arsenic accusation is provided".