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Mother Rejects Unauthorised Fundraiser as Police Await Identification of Teen’s Remains

Police await formal identification of the human remains, continuing searches for Pheobe’s phone and luggage

A candlelight vigil will be held for missing Queensland teen Pheobe Bishop.
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Overview

  • Queensland Police discovered human remains near Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6 that are believed to be those of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop and have sent samples for formal identification
  • Housemates James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, are charged with Bishop’s murder and two counts of interfering with a corpse and remain remanded ahead of an August 11 court appearance
  • Investigators have used telecommunications data and a family-tracking app to guide searches but have yet to locate Pheobe’s phone and luggage
  • Hundreds of residents joined candlelight vigils in Gin Gin and Bundaberg over the weekend and have planned a tribute convoy through the region on June 15
  • Pheobe’s mother, Kylie Johnson, condemned a GoFundMe campaign set up without family approval and backed an official fundraiser benefiting search volunteers and local charities