Body In Burnt-Out Car Not Suspicious

A body’s been found in a burnt-out car on Portland.

A body’s been found in a burnt-out car on Portland.

The discovery was made after fire crews went to the New Ground area at around 2.30 yesterday afternoon to put out a car fire.

It;s thought he was in his 70's and from Fareham.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: 'It is believed that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death

'Formal identification has yet to take place.

'However the body is believed to be that of a man in his seventies and from Hampshire. Next of kin have been made aware.'