A 69-year-old Oley Township resident whose body was discovered inside a burned van last week died by suicide, according to an updated report released Tuesday by the Berks County Coroner’s Office.
The update provides additional details following a vehicle fire reported on May 26 in the 4000 block of Friedensburg Road in Oley Township.
According to Berks County Coroner Matthew Stitzel, emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 9:43 a.m. for a vehicle fire. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, a body was found in the rear of the burned van…