Body found in blazing car (From Daily Echo)
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Body found in blazing car
4:00pm Tuesday 10th April 2012 in News
By Julian Robinson, Eastleigh Chief Reporter
Body found in blazing car
FIREFIGHTERS found a body inside a blazing car in a Hampshire village.
Police were called to Chilworth Drove in Chilworth near Southampton in the early hours of today after firefighters who had been tackling the blaze became aware of a body inside the vehicle.
Detectives are now investigating the cause of the fire at 1.30am today and the circumstances leading up to it.
The scene has been cordoned off and officers are continuing house-to-house inquiries in the area until this evening.
The coroner has been informed of the death and a post mortem examination is due to take place this afternoon.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone who saw the blaze or anything suspicious in the area, should ring 101 quoting Operation Wedgewood or the Crimestoppers charity line on 0800 555 111 where information can be left anonymously.
Comments(11)
Huffter
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10:17pm Tue 10 Apr 12
Danzig
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10:48pm Tue 10 Apr 12
donuts2012
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11:52pm Tue 10 Apr 12
sotonman2012
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11:58pm Tue 10 Apr 12
Danzig
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12:40am Wed 11 Apr 12
thankfully not a PO postcode
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1:29am Wed 11 Apr 12
vickyashley27
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1:48am Wed 11 Apr 12
thankfully not a PO postcode wrote:where abouts up north?
similar incident up north too body found burned to death 3 in 3 days is odd bin car field there isn't any similarity but who knows they could very rip to them all and their families
Goldenwight
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9:40am Wed 11 Apr 12
cliffwalker
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10:46am Thu 12 Apr 12
SotonGreen
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11:36pm Thu 12 Apr 12
sotonman2012 says...
8:12pm Tue 10 Apr 12