Woman's body found in car in Petone

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a parked car in Petone, Lower Hutt, today.

Police were alerted by local Jackson Street residents who saw the woman in a car and initially thought her to be asleep.

Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Levy, of Lower Hutt CIB, said a post mortem examination would be held tomorrow but at this stage the death was not thought to be suspicious.

Police believed they knew who the woman was, he said, but a formal identification was yet to be made.

- NZPA