Inquest opened into death of man who died after car fire on Sunderland street

Shakeel Munir Mohammed, of Lundy Court in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, died on Wednesday, April 29.

The 34-year-old was found inside a car that caught fire as it was parked up on Chatsworth Street, off Chester Road, in the early hours of that morning.

An inquest into Mr Mohammed’s death has now been opened and adjourned by Sunderland’s senior coroner Derek Winter to allow for further inquiries to be made.

The short hearing heard details of how he had been identified in the aftermath of the fire before it was then adjourned until Friday, August 28, when a pre-inquest review hearing will be held.

A further date will also be set ahead of a full inquest taking place.

The emergency services were called to the terraced street shortly before 4am to reports of a vehicle fire.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue crews from Sunderland Central and Farringdon community fire stations put out the blaze and discovered the body of a man inside the Vauxhall Astra.

Northumbria Police cordoned off the street and constructed a number of tents over the car while inquiries were carried out by its officers and the fire service.

The force later confirmed it did not believe there was any third-party involvement in the tragedy and said that the man’s next of kin had been informed.

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