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The man accused of murdering teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell faces three new charges.
Shyanne-Lee, 14, disappeared on her way to a friend’s house along a dark industrial road in Launceston, Tasmania on the night of April 30.
After a three month police investigation, a tip lead police to his body in the remote bush 52km away in Nabowla, a rural locality in the state northeast on July 26.
Police arrested and charged Scottsdale farmer Christopher Mark Jordan, 36, with murder the day after Shyanne-Lee’s body was discovered.
Jordan faced Launceston Magistrates’ Court over the teenager’s death for the second time on Wednesday, where he did not plead to the murder charge.
Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, 14, (pictured) disappeared on her way to a friend’s house in Launceston, Tasmania on April 30. After a three-month search, police found her body in remote bushland 52 km away in Nabowla on July 26.
Police have arrested and charged 36-year-old Scottsdale farmer Christopher Mark Jordan (pictured) with the alleged murder of Ms Tatnell. He was hit with three new charges after his second court appearance
Magistrate Simon Brown ordered Jordan, who appeared via video link from Hobart Reception Jail, to plead at his next hearing on November 29.
Court proceedings revealed that Mr Jordan faced three additional charges, ABC News reported.
The new charges include failure to comply with prescribed ammunition storage requirements, possession of a controlled plant – cannabis or its products – and one count of possession of a prohibited importation.
Police allege that Jordan failed to adequately store 58 .223 caliber rounds and four 12-gauge shells, with the ammunition left in a cardboard box above a cupboard.
The 36-year-old was charged with the new offenses on May 16 and remanded in custody without a bail application.
Shyanne-Lee, from Burnie on the state’s northwest coast, was last seen on CCTV footage walking along Henry St in east Launceston at 8.30pm on April 30.
Hundreds of mourners filled the Parkside funeral chapel in Burnie to say goodbye to the ‘beautiful’ teenager (pictured)
Ms Tatnell’s grieving mother Bobbi-Lee Ketchell (right) said she was ‘blessed’ to have her as a daughter
The 14-year-old was staying at a youth center in Launceston when she disappeared, with her host alerting the police when she failed to return.
Emergency services personnel first searched the North Esk River and surrounding area in Launceston for the missing teenager.
Last month an expanded operation was launched involving 160 SES police and volunteers, resulting in the discovery of his body in the bush near Nabowla.
Ms Tatnell was last seen on CCTV walking along Henry Street in east Launceston on April 30 at 8.30pm (pictured)
Hundreds of mourners filled the Parkside funeral chapel in Burnie on August 12 to say goodbye to the ‘beautiful’ teenager.
Nearly 1,000 people watched the funeral via an online live stream, with the service beginning with the lighting of candles to honor Shyanne-Lee and the grief felt by her family and the close-knit Tasmanian community.
Mourners were told the funeral was a “more difficult time” than expected, as many questions surrounding Shyanne-Lee’s death remained unanswered.
Her father, Nathan, described the teenage girl as his “little puddin” and, in a post, said he was proud to have seen her grow into a “young woman”.
“You always made me so proud – apart from stealing Nan’s car,” he said.
“I have to say I was a little impressed with how far you’ve come at just 14. I laughed a lot telling people what you’ve done.
‘The pain I feel now tears me apart, knowing that I won’t be able to watch you grow anymore. You were taken too soon. You will always be daddy’s puddin bear.
Emergency services personnel first searched the North Esk River and surrounding area in Launceston for the missing teenager (pictured)
Pictured, police and forensic services were seen collecting evidence at a Scottsdale property linked to the apparent death of 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell
Ms Tatnell’s family have encouraged mourners to bring written messages to place with the teenager at a funeral service.
Mother Bobbi-Lee Ketchell broke down in tears as she spoke publicly for the first time last week since her daughter’s body was discovered.
“It wasn’t the result we were hoping for (for),” she told 7News.
“But I am a blessed mother to have my child, to be able to say goodbye to him. And she was taken too soon and she had her life ahead of her.