Dead body found wedged in charity clothing bin on NSW Central Coast

Police said the man, found inside the chute of a bin near Westfield Tuggerah, had died at the scene

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The largest homelessness charity on the Central Coast has said how saddened it is by the loss of a member of our community", after a man's body was found wedged in a charity clothing bin on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Emergency services were called to the charity bin near Westfield Tuggerah at about 4.25am after a passerby saw legs hanging out of the chute, police said in a statement.

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