Body found in search for missing Pheobe Bishop as police bodycam video shows her flatmate being arrested for her murder

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MISSING teen Phoebe Bishop's body has been found near the area where she was last seen.
The heartbreaking discovery comes just hours after her two housemates James Wood and Tanika Bromley were arrested and charged on suspicion of murder.
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Pheobe Bishop's body has been found
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Shocking footage shows the moment police arrest 34-year-old James Wood
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Wood, 34 and Tanika Bromley, 33, have each been charged with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse.
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Her sister Kaylea (R) made a heartbreaking plea on Friday
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Police were searching close to Good Night Scrub National Park, near Gin Gin, in Queensland, Australia, this afternoon before finding human remains at 2:30pm.
They have not yet been identified, but cops are now talking to the family of the missing teen, who had not been seen in nearly a month.
A crime scene has been established where the tragic teen was found, and forensic examinations are ongoing.
Police are still appealing for anyone with relevant information on the case to come forward.
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Shocking footage showed the moment one of Pheobe's alleged killers was arrested - as police told him to "just listen".
The Australian teen's housemates have each been charged with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse.
17-year-old Pheobe, from Gin Gin, north of Brisbane, Australia, has
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She was supposed to board a flight to see her boyfriend on the same day she went missing, but the teenager never actually checked in.
Police revealed a grim update as they believe that Pheobe's body was moved "more than once".
Pheobe Bishop cops arrest 34-year-old flatmate who was last to see missing Aussie teen on explosive journey to airport
Her corpse is said to have been in the Good Night Scrub National Park at one point before being relocated.
Dramatic footage released by Queensland Police on Friday showed a
Recorded at 7:20pm on Thursday in the Bundaberg area, the alleged killer is seen following cops without resisting.
But a policeman is later heard telling Wood: "Just listen to me."
The rest of the clip's audio is edited out, and it is unclear what provoked the policeman to say this to Wood.
There is also an unidentified figure in the caravan wearing orange shorts, standing behind Wood as he talks to one of the cops.
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Police told Wood he was under arrest for the 'homicide of Pheobe Bishop'
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33-year-old housemate Tanika Bromley, who has been hit with the same charges as Wood
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Cops called off their extensive search for Pheobe
Wood is wearing a black graphic T-shirt with grey sweatpants as one officer grabs his arm and escorts him out.
After being taken out into the dark, the "Detective Sergeant with Bundaberg Child Protection Investigation Unit" makes the arrest.
The officer says: "I'm placing you under arrest for the homicide of
Wood is then seen sitting alone at the back of an unmarked police car.
Both Wood and Bromley appeared at Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday morning, and will return to court on August 11.
Outside the building, Pheobe's heartbroken sister Kaylea Bishop said her sibling was 'loved and missed' dearly.
The 18-year-old desperately pleaded for anyone with information on the case to come forward.
Kaylea said: 'I don't know what to say, but if you've got any
"We just want her home."
Kaylea and Pheobe had a close relationship and were planning to move in together last year.
Also on Friday, Pheobe's devastated mum Kylie Johnson paid tribute to her daughter Kaylea for bravely speaking out.
Johnson said on Facebook: "Kaylea your strength, determination and dedication to bring Phee Phee home is such a reflection of your fierce love for your sister."
Cops are now set to allege that Wood, Bromley and Pheobe were all in the car when it arrived at Airport Drive near Bundaberg Airport in the morning of May 15.
Wood previously told the Daily Mail that Pheobe convinced the couple to pull over so she could do her makeup.
They then pulled over, less than a kilometre away from the airport, before Wood and Bromley left her and went for a walk "for five minutes".
After returning to their silver Hyundai, they claim she had "disappeared".
But police now believe that the trio never actually left the car.
Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said: "Our evidence will outline the fact that three people arrived near to the airport, and three people never exited that vehicle."
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He was arrested from his parents' RV
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Bromley's silver Hyundai ix35 has been at the centre of police focus
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Bromley's car was previously discovered with a new number plate which appeared to have been painted on
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Australian teenager Pheobe was supposed to board a flight on May 15 to see her boyfriend - but mysteriously she never checked in.
The trio had an explosive drive to the airport according to Wood, which was the last time anyone had seen her.
A
family
member said: "Her phone has been switched off from this point.
"She hasn't contacted anyone at all, no one has seen her."
The trio had been living in a derelict pad together, which cops have now declared a crime scene.
Her distressed mum, Johnson, made a series of heartbreaking pleas begging anyone with information to come forward.
She also claimed that her daughter's sudden disappearance was out of character.
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Pheobe with mum Kylie Johnson, who has appealed for information about her daughter
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Pheobe was staying with Bromley and Wood at their derelict home
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Her last known whereabouts were recorded on May 15 at around 8:30am
The teen was supposed to fly to Brisbane and then to Perth to see her "high-school sweetheart" boyfriend but CCTV footage showed that she never entered the airport.
Her social media accounts have also not been active since she went missing.
And her last bank account activity was recorded on May 14, the day before she disappeared.
Bromley had previously been arrested after
The day before, a new number plate was discovered to have been painted and taped over the Hyundai's original plate.
Bromley appeared in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court last Monday, after cops alleged they found a shortened firearm, ammunition and two replica handguns inside her grey Hyundai.
She was charged with two counts of authority required to possess explosives, and one count each of possessing and acquiring restricted items and unlawful possession of weapons.
Additional ammunition was also reportedly found at the home.
Pheobe Bishop timeline
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May 14:
Pheobe Bishop's last known bank transaction takes place.
May 15:
Pheobe is reportedly dropped off near Bundaberg Airport's terminal by her housemates, James Wood and Tanika Bromley, in order to catch a flight to Brisbane and then to Perth to visit her boyfriend.
May 15, 8:30am:
Pheobe makes a final phone call to her boyfriend before her scheduled flight. Her phone is then switched off and has remained inactive since.
May 15, post-8:30am:
Pheobe fails to check in for her flight. CCTV footage confirms she did not enter the airport terminal.
May 16:
Family and police initiate search efforts. Pheobe's social media accounts show no activity during this period.
May 24:
Nine days after disappearing, Pheobe's distressed mum pleads the public for information. She says she is "absolutely begging anyone with any information to contact the Queensland Police Service".
May 25:
The search effort is widened to cover more area and homicide officers are brought in to help.
June 4:
Police call off the "physical search for Pheobe, who has now been missing for three weeks.
June 5:
Bromley and Wood are both arrested and charged with one count of murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse
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