A man and woman have been charged with murder in relation to the disappearance of Queensland teen Pheobe Bishop.
Police arrested the 17-year-old’s housemates, James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, in Bundaberg on Thursday night.
The pair have since been charged with one count each of murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse.
They will remain in custody and are due to appear in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday.
Pheobe’s remains are yet to be located, three weeks after she vanished without trace.
‘Detectives continue to investigate this matter, and physical searches will continue as needed as information is provided,’ the police statement read.
Pheobe’s mum Kylie Johnson issued a heartbreaking post shortly after the police update on Thursday.
‘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.’
Pheobe was last seen on May 15 leaving the Gin Gin home, near Bundaberg, where she was living with Wood and his partner Bromley.
Two people have been charged with murder in relation to the disappearance of Pheobe Bishop
James Wood and Tanika Bromley were charged with murder on Thursday night
The couple drove Pheobe to Bundaberg Airport for an 8.30am flight to Brisbane and then on to Perth, where she planned to meet up with her boyfriend.
Pheobe failed to board and neither she nor her luggage have been seen since, with police revealing her neither her phone or bank accounts have been accessed.
The development comes after Wood was initially arrested on Wednesday before he was released without charge.
Police provided an update earlier on Thursday.
‘Detectives are continuing to run through several lines of enquiry as investigations continue, and will conduct physical searches when required,’ a spokesperson said.
‘Police are continuing to appeal for any information about Pheobe’s whereabouts.’
Police have conducted multiple inquiries during their investigations, including numerous searches of Good Night Scrub National Park, forensic examinations of the Gin Gin property and a vehicle.
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Pheobe (pictured with her mum Kylie Johnson) was last seen on May 15
Pheobe’s remains are yet to be located. Pictured is a search in Good Night Scrub National Park
