Breakthrough in alleged murder of Melbourne man Joshua Bishop

A man has been charged with murder after the body of missing Melbourne man Joshua Bishop was found on Saturday.

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of the body of missing man Joshua Bishop in Melbourne’s northwest.

Sunbury man Joshua Bishop, 23, was last seen by his housemates on May 27 and was reported missing by his parents two days later.

Police described the man’s disappearance as “completely out of character” and “suspicious” and launched an investigation.

Police discovered human remains belonging to Mr Bishop during a raid on a Erinbank Crescent, Westmeadows home on Saturday.

Joshua Bishop’s remains were found on Saturday. Picture: Supplied.

The man’s remains were carried out of the house on Saturday evening. Picture: NewsWire / Tony Gough.

Police arrested a 27-year-old Westmeadows man on Saturday and he was on Sunday charged with Mr Bishop’s murder.

He is due to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Mr Bishop’s body was found approximately 32km from his Sunbury home.

The front yard of the Westmeadows property was cordoned off with police tape while officers examined the scene on Saturday.

Forensic officers were later seen wheeling his remains out of the house before loading it into the police vehicle, flanked by forensic officers, police and paramedics.

His phone and bank accounts had not been accessed since May 27, and his phone last pinged at Broadmeadows Valley Park on Barry Rd.

Originally published as Breakthrough in alleged murder of Melbourne man Joshua Bishop