‘Out of hand': Inside missing girl's flat

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2 days ago

New images of the house where missing teenager Pheobe Bishop resided before her disappearance reveal the squalor she was living in.
Pheobe was living with two housemates – James Wood and Tamika Bromley – at a property in Gin Gin before her disappearance on May 15.
One woman said junk accumulating at the property had gotten 'out of hand' in recent months.
People in town had complained on local Facebook groups about dogs at the Millen St house barking and howling more than usual.
The same woman told NewsWire she had heard yelling and seen Pheobe walking around town, where she 'always seemed happy'.
'Each week there was more junk coming out,' the woman said of the house, clarifying she never felt unsafe close by.
The quiet street was mostly deserted on Thursday, save for several media crews.
Pictures from the house depict its derelict state, with the front lawn still strewn with rubbish weeks after the police cordoned off the property.
Part of the police tape had fallen away.
A bus is parked outside of the house – carrying a crudely-drawn sign saying 'Let it Ride' – with its door open but most of its curtains drawn shut.
Photos inside capture junk piled up to the roof.
A computer chair is seen blocking the doors while the shelves, sides and floors are littered with containers, eskies, cooking lids and rubbish.
Some are piled into a cabinet which has been crammed onto the bus.
Pheobe was last seen by her housemates, Mr Wood and Ms Bromley, who drove her to Bundaberg Airport from their home in Gin Gin on May 15.
Mr Wood, 34, was taken into police custody in Bundaberg on Wednesday and assisted police with inquiries.
'Detectives are continuing to run through several lines of inquiry as investigations continue and will conduct physical searches when required,' a police spokesman told NewsWire.
'Police are continuing to appeal for any information about Pheobe's whereabouts.
'For investigative reasons, there is no further information available.'
Searches for the 17-year-old spanned her home in Gin Gin near Bundaberg, and the Good Night Scrub National Park.
Police and State Emergency Services spent five days searching the national park for any sign of the missing teen, before that operation was suspended on May 28.
Police on Wednesday announced they had called off all physical searches for Pheobe.
'There are currently no physical searches for Pheobe at this stage, however physical searches will happen as needed and as information is provided,' the spokesman told NewsWire.
'Investigations are ongoing and police are continuing to run out several lines of inquiry.'
More to come.