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Body Found In Trunk Of Car Identified As Schaumburg Woman

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A woman from Schaumburg was found dead in the trunk of a car in West Garfield Park late Monday.

According to police, Sureel Dabawala, 34, was discovered in her 2011 Lexus sedan at 8:34 p.m. in the 200 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue.

Sureel Dabawala
Sureel Dabawala of Schaumburg was found dead in the trunk of a car in West Garfield Park on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (Credit: CBS 2)

As of Tuesday afternoon, police said the probe into Dabawala's death was classified as a death investigation.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Dabawala's family reported her missing on New Year's day, after she failed to return home two days earlier, according to Schaumburg police.

Anyone with information that might help investigators should call Chicago police at 312-744-8261 or Schaumburg police at 847-882-3534.

 

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