BREAKING NEWS Third person charged after alleged murder of Pheobe Bishop
The 30-year-old man had been charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to murder, one count of failure to appear in accordance with undertaking and one breach of bail condition.
He will face Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Pheobe, 17, went missing near Bundaberg Airport about 8.30am on May 15, after booking a trip to WA to visit her boyfriend.
On June 6, police discovered the Gin Gin teenager's remains near Goodnight Scrub National Park.
Her former housemates, 33-year-old Tanika Bromley and 34-year-old James Wood, were charged with her murder and are being held in jail on remand while they await their next court appearance. Neither have entered pleas.
More to come.
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