HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
GetSurrey.co.uk
September 11, 2017
By Tom Beasley
Father Martyn Neale was arrested by the Met Police eight days before his death as part of an investigation into historic sexual offences, an inquest heard
A Church of England vicar, who was at the centre of a police probe into historic sexual offences, “incinerated himself” in his garden with a can of petrol, an inquest has heard.
The body of Father Martyn Neale, 60, was found by his sister, Janis Chandler, in the garden of the vicarage where he lived.
Mr Neale’s body was found on July 25 – just eight days after he was initially arrested by the Metropolitan Police in relation to historic sexual offences committed 20 years ago.
Tributes were paid to Father Neale, who was vicar at Holy Trinity in Hawley, following his death back in July, which police said was not being treated as suspicious.
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