MYSTERY still surrounds the death of a Whitchurch woman’s Australian brother - as his remains have yet to be found.

Australian-born Stacia Cotton of Darwin Court, Whitchurch, is still waiting to lay her brother to rest.

It’s believed that carer Brendan Dermody, 27, drowned off a beach in Tasmania.

He was looking after two autistic boys - one of whom also went missing.

A human bone has been found washed up on the beach, and is believed to belong to the 15-year-old, Jackson Kelty. But Brendan’s body has yet to be recovered.

Stacia’s husband Jim Cotton, who works at Walker’s Bakery, said his remains may never be found.

“Sometimes it can take years, “ said Jim, who hopes that one day they’ll find out what happened to Brendan.

“A memorial service took place on Friday, which we weren’t able to go back for. But about 400 people turned out for it,” he said.