Human remains found in search for missing Melbourne man
Police have found human remains in the search for Joshua Bishop, a Victorian man who has been missing for a month.
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West Australian
2 hours ago
- West Australian
Human remains found in Westmeadows as Victoria police arrest man over Joshua Bishop's disappearance
Police have discovered human remains at a Westmeadows home as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Joshua Bishop, who vanished from Sunbury a month ago. The 23-year-old was last seen by his housemate on Lalor Crescent, Sunbury, at about 9.30pm on May 27, and was reported missing by his mother two days later, prompting a large-scale search and public appeals from his family. Detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Erinbank Crescent in Westmeadows on Saturday, where the remains were found. The remains are yet to be formally identified, and a crime scene has been established, with the Major Crime Scene Unit processing the location. A 27-year-old Westmeadows man was arrested at the scene and is expected to be interviewed in relation to the remains. No charges have been laid at this stage, and the investigation is being led by the Missing Persons Squad, with police urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. Police had earlier tracked Mr Bishop's phone to a park in Broadmeadows on the night he disappeared, but found no trace of him there. His phone and bank accounts have been inactive since he went missing. His abandoned white Toyota Corolla was discovered by investigators on Ridley Street in Albion on June 4, but friends believe the car may have been stolen, though no formal theft report was filed. Mr Bishop's parents made a heartbreaking public plea for help, describing his disappearance as completely out of character. 'We want him to know we love him, we're here for him,' his father Travis said. 'We're all just praying that he's safe. We're hurting... we're not coping.' His mother Kristie added, 'We had a really good relationship. This is not something he would do unless he felt he had to. This is just... definitely out of character.' Earlier this month, detectives said they were investigating whether Mr Bishop may have been involved in criminal activity prior to his disappearance, but stressed that as more time passed without information, the case appeared increasingly suspicious. The investigation is ongoing, and police continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Perth Now
Sad twist in hunt for missing 23yo Melbourne man
Police have discovered human remains at a Westmeadows home as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Joshua Bishop, who vanished from Sunbury a month ago. The 23-year-old was last seen by his housemate on Lalor Crescent, Sunbury, at about 9.30pm on May 27, and was reported missing by his mother two days later, prompting a large-scale search and public appeals from his family. Detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Erinbank Crescent in Westmeadows on Saturday, where the remains were found. The remains are yet to be formally identified, and a crime scene has been established, with the Major Crime Scene Unit processing the location. A 27-year-old Westmeadows man was arrested at the scene and is expected to be interviewed in relation to the remains. No charges have been laid at this stage, and the investigation is being led by the Missing Persons Squad, with police urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. Police had earlier tracked Mr Bishop's phone to a park in Broadmeadows on the night he disappeared, but found no trace of him there. His phone and bank accounts have been inactive since he went missing. His abandoned white Toyota Corolla was discovered by investigators on Ridley Street in Albion on June 4, but friends believe the car may have been stolen, though no formal theft report was filed. Mr Bishop's parents made a heartbreaking public plea for help, describing his disappearance as completely out of character. 'We want him to know we love him, we're here for him,' his father Travis said. 'We're all just praying that he's safe. We're hurting... we're not coping.' His mother Kristie added, 'We had a really good relationship. This is not something he would do unless he felt he had to. This is just... definitely out of character.' Earlier this month, detectives said they were investigating whether Mr Bishop may have been involved in criminal activity prior to his disappearance, but stressed that as more time passed without information, the case appeared increasingly suspicious. The investigation is ongoing, and police continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
Sydney Morning Herald
4 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Off-the-books school suspensions fuelling Melbourne's youth crime crisis
Informal school suspensions and 'soft expulsions' are fuelling Melbourne's youth crime crisis, as young people are cut adrift from the education system with no clear pathways back. Youth leaders and education experts warn that soft expulsions or suspensions – where a child is excluded from school without going through official processes – are widespread across government, Catholic and private schools. Children who have been excluded from school are often at high risk of offending. Victorian state schools expelled 266 students in 2023, according to official records. But soft expulsions have been recognised since at least 2017, when the Victorian Ombudsman reported that the official number of expulsions was a fraction of those informally expelled, 'on whom no data is kept'. Individual schools are required to record student suspensions and need regional office approval for suspensions of more than five continuous days, or more than 15 days in total in a school year. Loading Lisa McKay-Brown, an associate professor at the University of Melbourne with expertise in school attendance research, said there was no way of knowing how many students were unofficially suspended or expelled. She said that in some cases, schools might ask students to take a 'break' to give everyone 'a little bit of respite' and decide not to record a formal suspension, which could result in failing to devise support plans for returning the student to school. 'The problem with that is there's nothing that's recorded, and there may not be a return to school plan or some form of support plan for the student when they come back,' McKay-Brown said. '[Schools] don't know what to do. They don't have the resources to support them to actually give the kids what they need to get back into school.'
