Murder charges laid against two people over disappearance of missing teen
Pheobe Bishop's housemates have been charged with murder, in a devastating update three weeks after the teen suspiciously vanished.
James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, were charged by police on Thursday.
'Detectives have charged a 34-year-old man and 33-year-old woman with murder in relation to the disappearance of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop,' Queensland Police said in a statement on Thursday night.
'Pheobe has not been seen or heard from since May 15.
'The remains of Pheobe Bishop have not been located to date.'
Both Mr Wood and Ms Bromley were arrested on Thursday night in the Bundaberg area.
They have been charged with one count each of murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse.
They are due to appear in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday.
Pheobe was last seen by her housemates who were driving her to Bundaberg Airport from their home in Gin Gin on May 15.
Police have conducted several inquiries during their investigations, including multiple searches of Good Night Scrub National Park, forensic examinations of a Gin Gin property and vehicle.
'Detectives continue to investigate this matter, and physical searches will continue as needed as information is provided.'
Police have regularly appealed for dashcam or CCTV footage of Ms Bromley's grey Hyundai ix35 the trio were travelling in, revealing it was a key component of the investigation into the teen's disappearance.
Mr Wood was initially arrested on Wednesday June 4, before being released without charge.
He had earlier broken his silence about the last time he saw the missing girl as he drove her to Bundaberg Airport for a flight to Perth.
He told the Daily Mail on Wednesday Pheobe had been complaining and having emotional outbursts before they left for the airport.
He said she was stressed about not wearing any makeup and missing her flight to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend.
Mr Wood said he told Ms Bromley to pull over when they were about 1km from the airport.
'We wanted to give her five minutes, give her her own space to do what she needed to do,' he told the Daily Mail.
'We walked to the end, it was maybe five minutes, maybe it was three minutes or maybe it was eight but that's about how long we were gone.'
He said when they returned to the car Phoebe and her bag were gone.
Mr Wood insisted that he did not hurt Pheobe and assumed she had boarded the flight.
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The housemates of Pheobe Bishop allegedly murdered the missing teen before moving her body from a national park, police say. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, will face Bundaberg Magistrates Court in southern Queensland on Friday charged with 17-year-old Pheobe's murder. Wood and Bromley were arrested on Thursday night, three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished. Wood and Bromley were also charged with two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Pheobe was last seen near Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to Western Australia to see her boyfriend. Police allege Wood and Bromley drove Pheobe in a grey Hyundai ix35 to Airport Drive in Bundaberg but no one exited the car. Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body was moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport. 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He has been living in the vehicle after the Gin Gin property he shared with Bromley and Pheobe was declared a crime scene following the teen's disappearance. "There is a vehicle that we believe Pheobe was transported in, but I will not disclose that at this point in time," Det Mansfield said. Det Mansfield said he shared the devastation Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was experiencing. "Whilst we always hoped to find Pheobe alive, our investigation as it progressed quite clearly showed us that that was not going to be a viable outcome," he said. Ms Johnson, who regularly shared updates begging for her daughter's whereabouts, said on Thursday night that her family had been "shattered". "Our world has just been shattered into the most horrific place I've ever been…" she wrote. "I need my baby home to put her to rest! I'm absolutely begging anyone that knows anything to come forward. "We need to put her to rest, we need to put her to peace." Wood had previously been taken into custody on Wednesday but was released several hours later without charge. Wood and Bromley had earlier been charged with unrelated weapons offences. Police allegedly found a shortened firearm, ammunition, and two replica handguns during a search of Bromley's grey Hyundai ix35 and further ammunition in the pair's Gin Gin home. Det Mansfield said he could not speculate until Pheobe's body was found on whether the weapons located were used in her murder. The housemates of Pheobe Bishop allegedly murdered the missing teen before moving her body from a national park, police say. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, will face Bundaberg Magistrates Court in southern Queensland on Friday charged with 17-year-old Pheobe's murder. Wood and Bromley were arrested on Thursday night, three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished. Wood and Bromley were also charged with two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Pheobe was last seen near Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to Western Australia to see her boyfriend. Police allege Wood and Bromley drove Pheobe in a grey Hyundai ix35 to Airport Drive in Bundaberg but no one exited the car. Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body was moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport. Police had searched the park extensively during their investigation into Pheobe's disappearance, saying evidence may have been moved from the national park before officers arrived. Items were seized during the search for forensic information. Pheobe's remains are yet to be located but police suspect it is in the national park, Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield told reporters on Friday. "We're back to a particular area where we are suspecting that we may locate Pheobe, but again, it is a broad, unforgiving, large area," he said. Telephone data led police to focus on the national park with search operations restarting on Friday after efforts were scaled back on Wednesday. "We hope that we'll have a resolution over the coming days," Det Mansfield said. Police also believe they understand the motive for Pheobe's murder. "We do have information that would suggest some form of motivation," Det Mansfield said. Wood's SUV was seized by police for forensic examination on Thursday night. He has been living in the vehicle after the Gin Gin property he shared with Bromley and Pheobe was declared a crime scene following the teen's disappearance. "There is a vehicle that we believe Pheobe was transported in, but I will not disclose that at this point in time," Det Mansfield said. Det Mansfield said he shared the devastation Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was experiencing. "Whilst we always hoped to find Pheobe alive, our investigation as it progressed quite clearly showed us that that was not going to be a viable outcome," he said. Ms Johnson, who regularly shared updates begging for her daughter's whereabouts, said on Thursday night that her family had been "shattered". "Our world has just been shattered into the most horrific place I've ever been…" she wrote. "I need my baby home to put her to rest! I'm absolutely begging anyone that knows anything to come forward. "We need to put her to rest, we need to put her to peace." Wood had previously been taken into custody on Wednesday but was released several hours later without charge. Wood and Bromley had earlier been charged with unrelated weapons offences. Police allegedly found a shortened firearm, ammunition, and two replica handguns during a search of Bromley's grey Hyundai ix35 and further ammunition in the pair's Gin Gin home. Det Mansfield said he could not speculate until Pheobe's body was found on whether the weapons located were used in her murder. The housemates of Pheobe Bishop allegedly murdered the missing teen before moving her body from a national park, police say. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, will face Bundaberg Magistrates Court in southern Queensland on Friday charged with 17-year-old Pheobe's murder. Wood and Bromley were arrested on Thursday night, three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished. Wood and Bromley were also charged with two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Pheobe was last seen near Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to Western Australia to see her boyfriend. Police allege Wood and Bromley drove Pheobe in a grey Hyundai ix35 to Airport Drive in Bundaberg but no one exited the car. Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body was moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport. Police had searched the park extensively during their investigation into Pheobe's disappearance, saying evidence may have been moved from the national park before officers arrived. Items were seized during the search for forensic information. Pheobe's remains are yet to be located but police suspect it is in the national park, Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield told reporters on Friday. "We're back to a particular area where we are suspecting that we may locate Pheobe, but again, it is a broad, unforgiving, large area," he said. Telephone data led police to focus on the national park with search operations restarting on Friday after efforts were scaled back on Wednesday. "We hope that we'll have a resolution over the coming days," Det Mansfield said. Police also believe they understand the motive for Pheobe's murder. "We do have information that would suggest some form of motivation," Det Mansfield said. Wood's SUV was seized by police for forensic examination on Thursday night. He has been living in the vehicle after the Gin Gin property he shared with Bromley and Pheobe was declared a crime scene following the teen's disappearance. "There is a vehicle that we believe Pheobe was transported in, but I will not disclose that at this point in time," Det Mansfield said. Det Mansfield said he shared the devastation Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was experiencing. "Whilst we always hoped to find Pheobe alive, our investigation as it progressed quite clearly showed us that that was not going to be a viable outcome," he said. Ms Johnson, who regularly shared updates begging for her daughter's whereabouts, said on Thursday night that her family had been "shattered". "Our world has just been shattered into the most horrific place I've ever been…" she wrote. "I need my baby home to put her to rest! I'm absolutely begging anyone that knows anything to come forward. "We need to put her to rest, we need to put her to peace." Wood had previously been taken into custody on Wednesday but was released several hours later without charge. Wood and Bromley had earlier been charged with unrelated weapons offences. Police allegedly found a shortened firearm, ammunition, and two replica handguns during a search of Bromley's grey Hyundai ix35 and further ammunition in the pair's Gin Gin home. Det Mansfield said he could not speculate until Pheobe's body was found on whether the weapons located were used in her murder. The housemates of Pheobe Bishop allegedly murdered the missing teen before moving her body from a national park, police say. James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, will face Bundaberg Magistrates Court in southern Queensland on Friday charged with 17-year-old Pheobe's murder. Wood and Bromley were arrested on Thursday night, three weeks to the day after Pheobe missed a flight and vanished. Wood and Bromley were also charged with two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Pheobe was last seen near Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to Western Australia to see her boyfriend. Police allege Wood and Bromley drove Pheobe in a grey Hyundai ix35 to Airport Drive in Bundaberg but no one exited the car. Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her body was moved more than once from the Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport. Police had searched the park extensively during their investigation into Pheobe's disappearance, saying evidence may have been moved from the national park before officers arrived. Items were seized during the search for forensic information. Pheobe's remains are yet to be located but police suspect it is in the national park, Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield told reporters on Friday. "We're back to a particular area where we are suspecting that we may locate Pheobe, but again, it is a broad, unforgiving, large area," he said. Telephone data led police to focus on the national park with search operations restarting on Friday after efforts were scaled back on Wednesday. "We hope that we'll have a resolution over the coming days," Det Mansfield said. Police also believe they understand the motive for Pheobe's murder. "We do have information that would suggest some form of motivation," Det Mansfield said. Wood's SUV was seized by police for forensic examination on Thursday night. He has been living in the vehicle after the Gin Gin property he shared with Bromley and Pheobe was declared a crime scene following the teen's disappearance. "There is a vehicle that we believe Pheobe was transported in, but I will not disclose that at this point in time," Det Mansfield said. Det Mansfield said he shared the devastation Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was experiencing. "Whilst we always hoped to find Pheobe alive, our investigation as it progressed quite clearly showed us that that was not going to be a viable outcome," he said. Ms Johnson, who regularly shared updates begging for her daughter's whereabouts, said on Thursday night that her family had been "shattered". "Our world has just been shattered into the most horrific place I've ever been…" she wrote. "I need my baby home to put her to rest! I'm absolutely begging anyone that knows anything to come forward. "We need to put her to rest, we need to put her to peace." Wood had previously been taken into custody on Wednesday but was released several hours later without charge. Wood and Bromley had earlier been charged with unrelated weapons offences. Police allegedly found a shortened firearm, ammunition, and two replica handguns during a search of Bromley's grey Hyundai ix35 and further ammunition in the pair's Gin Gin home. Det Mansfield said he could not speculate until Pheobe's body was found on whether the weapons located were used in her murder.
