Heartbreaking update in search for Pheobe
The body discovered in rugged bushland earlier this month has been formally identified as missing teen Pheobe Bishop, bringing an end to a month-long search that has gripped the nation.
In a statement to NewsMail on Tuesday, the Bishop family said police officers had confirmed to them that the remains were Pheobe's.
'Our family would like to thank everyone involved, from information reported to searching and everyone that has sent heartwarming messages,' the statement read.
'We just would also like to have time to process and grieve this new information as a family and ask for privacy at this time.'
The 17-year-old was last seen on May 15, on her way to Bundaberg Airport to board a flight to visit her boyfriend in Western Australia. However, investigators later confirmed she never entered the terminal.
She did not board the flight and was not captured on CCTV inside the airport. Police now allege she was murdered shortly after she was last seen, and that her body was moved multiple times before it was discovered near Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6.
James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were arrested on June 5 and charged with murder and interfering with a corpse.
The pair remain in custody and are due to reappear in court in August. Neither has entered pleas to the charges.
The home where Pheobe had been living with the accused was found in squalid condition, with evidence of severe animal neglect and structural damage.
While the search for Pheobe is now over, the police investigation into her death continues.
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