Man and woman charged with murder after human remains found south of Brisbane
Police said a search was executed after four years of investigations into the disappearance of a 46-year-old man in March 2022.
Courtenay Williams, 52, and Carlie Rochelle Mordue, 45, have been charged with the murder of 46-year-old Chad Steven Bishop in Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. Prosecutors allege that on or around March 2, 2022, the pair improperly interfered with Bishop's body by moving it to a shallow grave under a cubby house in a backyard in Bethania, south of Brisbane.
Williams, an unemployed carpenter from Bethania, and Mordue, a sales assistant from Windaroo, were arrested on Monday and did not enter a plea during their court appearance today. They are scheduled to face court again on September 7.
Police found the body in a search of a property on Old Trafford Road in Bethania after receiving a recent tip. The backyard is described as a mess, with a pool and a cubby house present. To access a specific part of the yard, police moved the cubby house, where they discovered the box containing the remains buried in a shallow grave.
Detective Inspector Ian Galpin stated that the accused and Bishop were all acquainted. A forensic examination of the scene will follow, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
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