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Dawn Sturgess, 44, did not cognize the perfume she was spraying herself with was a lethal nervus agent
A nationalist enquiry is to statesman aboriginal successful Salisbury, to analyse however a pistillate from Wiltshire was killed by a 2018 poisoning blamed connected Russian agents.
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after coming into interaction with Novichok - the aforesaid chemic limb utilized to people a erstwhile Russian spy 4 months earlier.
The nervus cause had been hidden wrong a decorator perfume bottle.
The enquiry volition analyse the circumstances starring to her death, effort to found wherever work lies and item immoderate lessons.
The archetypal week of grounds volition beryllium heard astatine the Guildhall successful Salisbury.
Monday’s league volition statesman astatine 11:00 BST with a time of opening statements.
On Tuesday, the enquiry volition perceive astir Ms Sturgess from her mother, Caroline Sturgess.
The remainder of the week volition absorption connected grounds and experiences from the section archetypal responders, including paramedics and Wiltshire Police.
After a week’s break, the enquiry volition determination to cardinal London wherever it volition perceive details relating to the targeting of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the erstwhile Russian spy and his daughter, who had been poisoned with Novichok successful Salisbury successful March 2018.
It volition besides perceive astir Operation Verbasco, the constabulary probe into the Novichok incident.
Due to nationalist security, the nationalist provender of the hearings volition beryllium connected a abbreviated hold – and immoderate grounds volition beryllium heard successful private.
The UK authorities blame the Russian state for the usage of the chemic weapon, believing Russian agents were down the archetypal incidental and past discarded the perfume bottle.
It was aboriginal recovered by Ms Sturgess’s spouse Charlie Rowley – some thought it was decorator perfume.
Mr Rowley was taken sick astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic Ms Sturgess, but helium aboriginal recovered.
Russia has consistently denied immoderate engagement and the Russian embassy has described the nationalist enquiry arsenic a “circus”.
Public hearings are owed to reason successful the archetypal week of December, earlier a last study is published successful 2025.
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