Man charged with murder of missing Victorian man Joshua Bishop
The 27-year-old was charged on Sunday night after human remains believed to be Bishop were found in a home on Erinbank Cres in Westmeadows on Saturday.
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He will appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday.
Bishop, 23, was last seen by his housemate on Lalor Cres in Sunbury, northwest of Melbourne, on May 27.
He was then reported missing by his mother two days later.
The street where the Westmeadows home is located backs onto Broadmeadows Valley Park where Bishop's phone pinged the day he was last seen.
The park had been searched by police at least twice.
'The police had been around here the last two weeks, undercover, like just driving around, sussing out the area,' Westmeadows resident Hanede Rabah said.
7NEWS obtained exclusive pictures of the backyard of the home.
The unkempt backyard was littered with rubbish and the property's back door was covered in what appeared to be dirt.
Just up the road from is a phone booth with Bishop's missing person poster on it.
Rabah said Bishop's mother had been putting up posters at the nearby shops just two weeks ago.
'Knowing her son was literally a 100m away and not knowing that's just, it's killing me,' she said.
Responding to the news that Bishop's remains had been found Daniel De Vivero, who had organised a GoFundMe for the young man's family, said his loved ones were 'devastated'.
'With the heaviest hearts, we share that our beloved Joshua Bishop has been found — but sadly, not in the way we had hoped,' he said.
'Your incredible support, generosity, and compassion throughout this heartbreaking time have meant more than we can express. The Bishop family has felt truly surrounded by love through every moment of this journey.
'Rest in peace, Josh. You are deeply loved, and you will never be forgotten.'
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