Emily Thompson was planning for formal when allegedly stabbed to death

Just weeks out from her school formal, with a dress chosen and excitement building, young Emily Thompson was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend and dumped in bushland, police will allege.

Moreton Bay teen Emily Thompson was stabbed to death and dumped in bushland by her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Daniel Mitchelson Huckel, police will allege.

It will be further alleged Ms Thompson, 18, met with Mitchelson Huckel at a ­Strathpine park on Saturday and, hours later, her body was found in bushland at Nambour on the Sunshine Coast.

Mitchelson Huckel was ­arrested at a service station on Currie St and charged with her murder.

Close friend Taylor McCormick said Mitchelson Huckel had purchased a Kallangur unit in May for $220,000.

Mr McCormick said Mitchelson Huckel used to frequent a Strathpine gaming store, where they first met two years ago.

He said the last time he saw the 19-year-old was at the end of August.

Victim Emily Nicole Thompson (Instagram image)

“He was probably just trying to get settled into his new house because he hadn’t had it for long – he always wanted to hang out with friends when able,” he said.

Ms Thompson had a beautiful dress picked out for her school formal but, just weeks before the 18-year-old was set to graduate, her life was cut short.

The Courier-Mail has been told Ms Thompson’s worried grandfather went into a local business on Saturday night, asking people if they had seen her.

He told someone working at the business the family had found her car in Strathpine, with the keys inside and contacted police.

“He was quite concerned for her when he came in and he seemed like such a lovely man,” the person from the business said.

Ms Thompson’s frantic family called police about 7pm, but it was too late.

Court documents allege the teen was killed where they met at Rob Akers Reserve and her body was then dumped on the Sunshine Coast.

Accused Aaron Daniel Mitchelson Huckel

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Ms Thompson who was “taken from the family in the worst of circumstances”.

The goal is to raise $10,000 to help her family for “the challenging time ahead”.

Ms Thompson was set to graduate year 12 at Pine Rivers State High next month and had celebrated her 18th birthday just two weeks before her death. The Courier-Mail understands Mitchelson Huckel and Ms Thompson worked together at IGA French’s Forest on Beeville Rd, Petrie.

Shoppers said Mitchelson Huckel used to chat often with customers and that Ms Thompson seemed like an “awesome” young woman.

Ms Thompson’s friend, Lillyarna Parker, said life wouldn’t be the same without her. “Emily is smart, beloved, selfless and unforgettable,” she said.

“There will not be a moment of the rest of our lives that we do not think of our Emily, and feel blessed to have had the time we did.”