Body found in Queensland backyard

A burnt body has been found in a drum in a backyard north of Brisbane.

Police are treating the death of the man at Crestbrook Drive, Morayfield, as non-suspicious and are preparing a report for the coroner.

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services was alerted to a fire in the backyard after 1pm on Monday, before the body was found in a large drum on the property.

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