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Pheobe Bishop's last known steps as mum slams trolls who ripped into her pleaAs the search for missing Pheobe Bishop continues, the teenager's mother has hit back at trolls who have picked

apart her public statement, asking them to show her 'what a perfect parent looks like'NewsJulia Banim Audience Writer and Elizabeta Ranxburgaj14:38, 02 Jun 2025Phoebe Bishop's mother has hit

out at social media trolls(Image: Queensland Police) As the search for missing Australian teen Pheobe Bishop continues, her mother has issued a furious message to trolls who've been busily

picking apart her public plea for information.

Speaking previously in a visual statement, Kylie Johnson begged those who'd seen a grey Hyundai ix35 - which the 17-year-old was reportedly travelling in before she vanished - to get in

touch with police. Unfortunately, Kylie's statement ended up being ruthlessly mocked by a number of social media users, some of whom accused the worried mother of appearing insincere.

Others criticised Kylie, who'd issued the plea jointly with Queensland Police, for talking about Pheobe in the past tense. Taking to Facebook after her statement was scrutinised, Kylie

wrote: “People wanted a statement, they got one yet still question me as a mother? If anyone would like to be in this position, please step in and show me how to do this? Show me what a

perfect parent looks like.”

She continued: "Show me how to navigate this? Show me how to deal with the unknown and the uncertainty? Show me how to use perfect language and emotion in a situation that no parent ever

wants to be in.”

The teen was last seen on May 15, heading toward Bundaberg Airport, after leaving her home in Gin Gin, Queensland. She never made her flight, and what happened next remains a mystery.

READ MORE: Everything we know about missing Pheobe Bishop as shocking new claims revealedPhoebe with her mum, Kylie Johnson (right)(Image: Facebook)Article continues below She had been due

to board a flight to Brisbane and then continue on to Perth, where she planned to meet her boyfriend. Pheobe had been living with a couple, Tanika Bromley and James Wood, at the time of her

disappearance. Shocking new claims about the teen have since been revealed.

Police said Pheobe was due to board an 8.30 am flight on the day she was last seen, and have suggested the couple she lived with drove her to Bundaberg Airport - but it is not known if she

was dropped off. It is also not clear why the teen was living with the pair. They were questioned by police and charged with unrelated weapons offences.

Police have not charged any people in relation to Pheobe's disappearance, and it is not suggested that the couple were involved. Cops have sealed off their house, where the teen had spent

recent weeks, as forensic investigators search through the property. Several worrying developments in the 17-year-old's missing persons case have emerged as this search continues...

Phoebe had been living with Tanika Bromley (pictured) before the teen went missing(Image: Facebook)Worrying last phone call Pheobe's heartbroken boyfriend, who was meant to meet the teen at

Perth Airport, shared the concerning final call he heard from his girlfriend before she vanished. He said Pheobe rang him while she was being driven to the airport on the morning of May 15.

Her high school sweetheart said he was unable to hear anything on the other end before the call cut off. Despite this, he didn't think anything of it and went to Perth Airport to wait at the

terminal for her, but she did not arrive. Queensland Police are reportedly "quite confident" that Phoebe didn't make it to Bundaberg Airport because she did not check in for her flight.

Bromley also lived with her partner James Wood(Image: Facebook)Key CCTV footage A car similar to the one Pheobe was driven in before she vanished was caught on CCTV after she was meant to be

on her flight. A grey Hyundai ix35 was spotted driving through Gin Gin at 10:30 a.m. on the day she was last seen.

Cops have since seized Wood's grey Hyundai ix35 and declared it a crime scene. The couple told detectives they gave Pheobe a lift to the airport that morning.

CCTV footage caught the car Phoebe was driving into the airport two hours after her flight was scheduled to take off(Image: Queensland Police)Shock weapons twist Police discovered weapons

inside Bromley's SUV. Detectives said these gun offences were "unrelated", but they have not completely ruled out possible links with the disappearance.

Bromley had already been on bail for other weapons offences after a sawed-off shotgun and flick knife were found in her car, back in February. Police confirmed Wood was charged with an

unrelated weapon offence on Sunday.

Police said: "Police have charged a man with weapons offences, after police allegedly located a shortened firearm and ammunition during a search of a grey Hyundai ix35 and a Gin Gin home,

both of which had been declared crime scenes for an unrelated matter."

A grey Hyundai ix35 that was seized by cops(Image: Queensland Police)Worrying messages Pheobe sent to friend In concerning messages sent to a friend days before she vanished, Pheobe admitted

that she had "been better." The 17-year-old also told the pal, who was checking in, about her plans to go to Perth.

‌ The teen wrote: "I've been better, but I focus on the good s***. I take of (sic) to WA in three days! Get out of this s**t home for a bit so that will be good, just packing atm." When

asked how long she would be away for, Pheobe wrote: "10 days beautiful x"

Phoebe sent concerning messages to a friend mere days before she vanished(Image: Kylie Johnson/Facebook)Concerning family comments Although it was not exactly clear why the teen has been

living with the couple, social media posts she made before her disappearance suggested Pheobe has fallen out with her mum. Despite this, mum Kylie Johnson released a statement after her

disappearance and said this was out of character for her daughter.

‌ She said: "Pheobe would never not touch base with the people she loves. She would never go this long without contacting someone or anyone."

Kylie's sister, and Pheobe's aunt, Caz Johnson, however, hit out at the mum and claimed the 17-year-old sent messages out of the blue on April 26. The messages from Pheobe said: "Up s***

creek but s*** happens." She added: "I'm flying the f*** out of here to see my boyfriend...If it goes to plan I'm not coming back. I can't do s*** anymore. I need to get out of this

hellhole."

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