Inquiries continue after a body was found inside a burnt-out vehicle in North Parramatta overnight.
About 2.15am, Tuesday, July 4, emergency services were called to Webb Street, after reports a hatchback was well alight.
Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW attended and extinguished the blaze.
A body was located inside the burnt-out vehicle and officers from Parramatta Police Area Command established a crime scene which has since been forensically examined.
A post mortem examination will be conducted to confirm the identity of the person and the cause of death.
Detectives have established Strike Force Askew to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.