/ 28 July 2023

A Tassie teen’s tragic turn

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Three months ago, 14yo Shyanne-Lee Tatnell went missing in Launceston – it was 8.30pm and she was walking to meet a friend but never arrived. Originally from nearby Burnie, she’s had a falling out with her family and was living in youth accommodation. Police have been searching for her ever since and yesterday confirmed that they’d found human remains on a bush track near Nabowla, 50km north of Launnie. And yesterday, a 36yo man was arrested and charged with Tatnell’s murder. Commander Kate Chambers said the developments are “a really significant step forward in that journey towards finding answers”. In June, Tatnell’s grandmother Michelle Hubbard said they were a “totally broken family – we’re lost without her.” Yesterday, Tassie Premier Jeremy Rockliff said she was a “young soul, taken from us far, far too early.”

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