Identity of male whose body was found inside car at Echuca revealed
The man who was found in dead in his car only hours after being in police custody has been identified.
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Police have confirmed that the death of a man whose body was found burnt out in a car in Echuca last week was not suspicious.
Officers found the man, 48-year-old Robert Clarke, along Ogilvie Ave about 4.20am in the town along the Victorian-NSW border.
Mr Clarke’s death has been deemed by police as not suspicious.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said the man was in custody last Wednesday after he allegedly provided a positive evidentiary breath test.
The Professional Standards Command will preside over the investigation, a standard practice after someone has died following recent contact with police.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
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