Overview

• Police served a search warrant at a Westmeadows home on June 28 and uncovered human remains believed to be those of 23-year-old Joshua Bishop
• Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Watts was arrested at the scene and charged with one count of murder following court documents that allege the killing took place between May 27 and May 28
• Victoria Police confirmed Bishop’s phone and bank accounts went unused after May 27 and his abandoned Toyota Corolla was located in Albion on June 4
• Bishop’s disappearance, reported by his mother on May 29, prompted emotional public appeals from his parents and community figures including former AFL star Brendan Fevola
• Watts is scheduled to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday and the Major Crime Scene Unit remains at the Westmeadows property as forensic examinations continue