‘My heart is in pieces’: Mum fears missing man a victim of foul play

Police are keeping an open mind on the disappearance of a 46-year-old man south of Brisbane, but his mother fears the worst.

The mother of missing man Chad Bishop has revealed she believes her son may have been murdered, while police investigators keep on open mind in relation to his disappearance.

Chad, 46, was last seen at an address at Beenleigh south of Brisbane on March 3, while it’s understood his last known phone communication was in the early hours that same day.

His heartbroken mother Karen Wood believes his disappearance is suspicious, and has even gone as far to say she believes her eldest child may have been met with foul play.

“I believe he has died by someone else’s hand,” Ms Wood said in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Mail.

Chad has had a chequered life, his mum said, as she detailed her son’s drug use.

Ms Wood said it was not unusual for her son to use a combination of ice, fantasy and valium – sometimes turning to all three multiple times in one day.

Ms Wood said despite his drug habit, however, Chad was a good man who loved his family.

“He had a beautiful nature,” Ms Wood said.

“Caring, loving, we were very, very close.

“He wouldn’t walk in or out of the house without a kiss and a cuddle, or a ‘I love you Mum’.”

Chad Bishop with his mother Karen Wood

It’s Ms Wood’s belief that Chad, who has been described by police as 180cm tall with a bald head and heavily tattooed arms, may have owed money for drugs at the time of his disappearance.

“Perhaps he owed dealers money and they’ve come back to him, or he’s OD’d (overdosed) at someone’s house and they’ve hidden the body,” Ms Wood said.

“(But) Chad was a big boy and he knew how to look after himself, people couldn’t walk over him.”

Ms Wood said at most, she would only go four or five days without talking to her son, but more often than not, they would chat daily.

Police said in a statement Chad’s disappearance is out of character, while the service also vowed to “investigate all avenues and follow-up on all evidence and intelligence afforded to them.”

They urged anyone with information to come forward, while Ms Wood pleaded for those in the know to help her find closure and mend her broken heart.

“Just be upfront and admit to it, let us have some closure and peace of mind,” she said.

“My heart is in pieces but I won’t let it tear me down, I have to be strong,” she said.

The public can report any information in relation to Chad‘s disappearance anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Missing man Chad Bishop