Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found in a burning car near Sunderland.
Fire crews and police were called in the early hours of Tuesday to a blaze in Shiney Row.
Firefighters found the body while they were extinguishing the blaze, Northumbria police said on Wednesday.
Two men, aged 39 and 50, have been arrested and remain in custody, the force added.
The car was found on Success Road, a busy thoroughfare six miles south-west of Sunderland.
The woman’s name and age have not been released by police.
Detectives asked any witnesses to contact Northumbria police on 101, quoting the reference number 39 150817, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
