Overview
- Det Con Tayyab Malik, 35, was discovered on Tuesday afternoon on Yardley Wood Road in Billesley, Birmingham.
- He was found inside a car parked on a home’s driveway, later covered by a blue forensic tent over a black Volkswagen Polo.
- Officers put cordons around the front and rear of the property as they examined the circumstances of the death.
- Forensic teams photographed a door removed from its hinges and assessed burned items on nearby common land with assistance from West Midlands Fire Service.
- Malik’s family issued heartfelt tributes and West Midlands Police leaders and the Police Federation offered condolences and support to colleagues and loved ones.