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Investigation underway in Blue Mountains after discovery of body

Jan 26, 2021

KATOOMBA, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia – New South Wales police are treating a s suspicious, the death of a man in his 40s in the Blue Mountains.

The man’s body was discovered in a car in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The car was parked in a street in Lawson, a town located on the Great Western Highway in the City of Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.

Officers from Blue Mountains Police Area Command who were called to the scene around 3:15am Tuesday, arrived and established a crime scene, ahead of an examination by forensic officers.

“An investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, which is being treated as suspicious at this stage,” a NSW Police statement released later Tuesday said..

“A post mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death.”

“No further information is available at this time,” the statement said.

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