Man charged with accessory after the fact to murder in relation to death of Pheobe Bishop refused bail by court
One of three people facing charges in relation to the death of teenager Pheobe Bishop has suffered a massive setback in court.
A man charged in relation to the murder of Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop has suffered a massive setback in court, after a judge knocked back his bid to be released on bail.
Kieren Daniel Mittelheuser, 30, is facing two counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one count of attempting to pervert justice in relation to the disappearance and subsequent death of the 17-year-old – which sent shockwaves across the country.
Pheobe was last seen alive on the morning of May 15 at Airport Dr in Bundaberg, where she was due to fly to Brisbane and then to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend.
Her remains were found in bushland in the Good Night National Scrub Park outside of Gin Gin on June 6.
Pheobe’s housemates Tanika Bromley, 33 and James Wood, 34, have been charged with the teenager’s murder and misconduct with a corpse.
They have not entered pleas to their charges and their matters remain before the magistrates court.
Mittelheuser is not charged with killing the teenager but is facing two counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one count of attempting to pervert justice, in addition to a number of other charges such as unlicensed driving, fraud and possessing dangerous drugs.
Police have previously alleged he interfered with their investigation by accessing Pheobe’s mobile phone in the days she was reported missing.
Members of Pheobe’s family – including her mother Kylie Johnson and sister Kaylea Bishop – sat in the public gallery of Brisbane Supreme Court over Mr Mittelheuser’s two-day bail hearing.
On Friday, Supreme Court Justice Tom Sullivan refused him bail and dismissed the application.
Originally published as Man charged with accessory after the fact to murder in relation to death of Pheobe Bishop refused bail by court
