Body found in burnt-out car near Staffordshire/Shropshire border - police and fire service investigating
A cordon has been put in place
A body has been found in a burnt-out car in rural Staffordshire today, prompting a police investigation.
Staffordshire Police officers were called to Sheep Walk Lane near Kinver, close to the county border with Shropshire, at 8.20am when the vehicle was spotted.
A cordon has been put in place and police are carrying out enquiries to find out more and identify the body. A police vehicle has been parked at the east end of Sheep Walk Lane, at its junction with Wigley Bank Road and Bannut Tree Lane.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Fire Service investigators are assisting.
Police urged anyone with information that could help the investigation to get in touch by calling 101 or reporting online using the force’s website, quoting incident 162 of October 29.
To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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