Brenden Bennetts has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Jayde Kendall on a rural property west of Brisbane in 2015.

Key points: Jury takes less than a day to reach life imprisonment verdict for Brenden Bennetts

Jury takes less than a day to reach life imprisonment verdict for Brenden Bennetts Judge says Bennetts showed "no respect" for Jayde Kendall's body after she died

Judge says Bennetts showed "no respect" for Jayde Kendall's body after she died Kendall described as a "gorgeous and thoughtful young woman focused on a bright future"

Bennetts, 21, was charged with murder and interfering with a corpse after the 16-year-old's remains were found on property south of Gatton almost two weeks after she went missing in August.

It took the jury less than a day to reach its verdict.

Justice Ann Lyons said it may never be known how Jayde died.

"Only you will ever know what transpired that afternoon," she told Bennetts.

"You will have to live with that knowledge, that secret, for the rest of your life.

"What she did not know was that you had a fascination with dangerous sexual behaviour."

Justice Lyons said Bennetts showed "no respect" to Jayde's body after her death.

"You continued your life as if nothing had happened ... you showed no emotion," she said.

"The convincing and calculating way in which you wove a web of deceit is concerning."

A 'gorgeous and thoughtful young woman'

Jayde's father Bruce Morrisey described his daughter's death as a "senseless waste".

Jayde Kendall's remains were found on a rural property. ( Supplied: Qld Police Service )

"With today there comes relief but also sadness. It's hard after two years to come to this and it's never going to bring Jayde back," he said.

"I just want her to be remembered for the spirit that she was, just a kind, gentle, innocent girl who was taken way too soon.

"There was no need for it, really no need for it."

Jayde's grandfather Denis Morrissey earlier read a victim impact statement to the court.

He described Jayde as a "gorgeous and thoughtful young woman focused on a bright future".

"To know we will never have these times again tears our heart out," he said.

"She was a bright and driven young girl, destined for great things.

"We will never recover from this loss."