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Body found in burning car in field near Ifield Golf Club | Body found in burning car in field near Ifield Golf Club |
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A body has been found inside a car on fire in a field in West Sussex. | A body has been found inside a car on fire in a field in West Sussex. |
Firefighters found the body in the boot of the Volkswagen Jetta, which was parked near Ifield Golf Club in Rusper Road, Ifield, on Friday afternoon. | Firefighters found the body in the boot of the Volkswagen Jetta, which was parked near Ifield Golf Club in Rusper Road, Ifield, on Friday afternoon. |
Sussex Police said they were trying to identify the person and to determine the gender. The vehicle suffered extensive fire damage. | Sussex Police said they were trying to identify the person and to determine the gender. The vehicle suffered extensive fire damage. |
A 34-year-old woman from Dulwich, south-east London, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. | A 34-year-old woman from Dulwich, south-east London, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. |
A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death is due to take place later. | A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death is due to take place later. |
'Plumes of smoke' | |
Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 14:00 GMT. | Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 14:00 GMT. |
Local residents Rosemary and Paul Shackell said they were aware of the fire once they saw "thick black plumes of smoke" in the sky. | |
"You could hear either the tyres or the airbags going. There was another plume of smoke going up each time there was a bang," Mr Shackell said. | |
"You don't really expect this on your doorstep," he added. | |
Det Ch Insp Jason Taylor said officers were treating it as a murder investigation and were following several lines of inquiry. | Det Ch Insp Jason Taylor said officers were treating it as a murder investigation and were following several lines of inquiry. |
He asked for anyone with any information about the car or who saw it being abandoned and set on fire to contact police. | He asked for anyone with any information about the car or who saw it being abandoned and set on fire to contact police. |
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