Mum and sister's heartbreaking tribute to allegedly murdered teen

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A organization has agreed successful heartbreak, gathering for an affectional candlelight vigil to honour nan life of Pheobe Bishop, nan Queensland teen allegedly murdered by her 2 housemates. 

Police yesterday confirmed nan remains, found connected a backmost roadworthy adjacent nan Good Night Scrub National Park, astir an hr distant from Pheobe's location successful Gin Gin, are human. Further testing is being carried out, but constabulary judge they beryllium to nan 17-year-old.

Her mother, sister and hundreds of different loved ones and locals gathered coming successful Gin Gin, astir 40 kilometres westbound of Bundaberg, to salary tribute to nan loyal and fiercely protective girl.

Pheobe BishopPheobe Bishop. (Queensland Police)

There was a oversea of butterfly iconography and agleam colours to correspond her chaotic and free spirit.

"Pheobe ever sung her ain tune. She lived to nan fullest," mother Kylie Johnson told nan crowd.

"She loved nan group that she loved to each grade of nan earth, and she was 200 per cent invested successful nan group that she loved.

"And that is what we request to bent connected to and punctual ourselves of it each day."

A visibly affectional Kaylea Bishop said 17 years was "never enough" life for her sister.

"But successful nan short 17 years that she was pinch us, God, she gave america a tally for our bloody money," Kaylea said.

Pheobe Bishop's mother, sister and hundreds of different loved ones and locals gathered successful Gin Gin connected Sunday, June 8, 2025. (9News)

"But that's conscionable nan measurement Pheobe was. But she was loyal to nan halfway to everybody she loved, respected and weighted successful her life."

Amid nan devastation, location were moments of levity, specified arsenic Johnson joking astir really opinionated her girl was.

A 2nd vigil is planned for Bundaberg tomorrow.

Bouquets and letters are piling up connected nan roadworthy wherever Pheobe is believed to person been past seen, adjacent Bundaberg Airport.

"Forever 17," immoderate of nan letters read.

Pheobe Bishop's mother, Kylie Johnson, said her girl ever sung her ain tune. (9News)

Pheobe's housemates, 34-year-old James Wood and his partner, 33-year-old Tanika Bromley, were charged pinch 1 count of execution and 2 counts each of interfering pinch a corpse aft they were arrested successful Bundaberg connected Thursday night.

Pheobe went missing aft she grounded to cheque successful and committee her formation to Western Australia from Bundaberg Airport connected May 15.

Three crime scenes person been declared — Pheobe's location she shared pinch her housemates successful Gin Gin, her housemate's grey Hyundai and nan tract wherever nan remains were recovered adjacent Good Night Scrub National Park.

Investigations stay ongoing.

Police proceed to entreaty for immoderate accusation astir Pheobe aliases nan activity of her housemate's grey Hyundai IX35 pinch registration 414EW3 betwixt May 15 to 18 successful nan greater Gin Gin area.

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