Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
2 months, 1 week ago

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A public inquiry has been launched into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who died in the Novichok nerve agent poisonings in Salisbury in 2018. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after coming into contact with a discarded perfume bottle which had housed the chemical weapon in July 2018 Dawn Sturgess, 44, died from Novichok poisoning in Salisbury Hospital on 8 July 2018. An autopsy found the mother-of-three was poisoned after using a discarded perfume bottle containing the lethal nerve agent. Ms Sturgess’s partner Charlie Rowley, who was also poisoned but recovered, later told the police he found the perfume bottle in a charity bin on 27 June.

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Police officer apologises for describing Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess as a 'well-known drug addict' in an email after fatal poisoning
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Police officer apologises for describing Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess as a 'well-known drug addict' in an email after fatal poisoning

Daily Mail  

A police officer has apologised for describing Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess as a 'well-known drug addict' in an email after her poisoning. In an email sent to the coroner on July 1, before Ms Sturgess' death, she said the police had received a report of a possible nerve agent poisoning, which she believed was a drugs overdose. Dawn Sturgess, 44, …

Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’
2 months, 1 week ago

Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’

The Independent  

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Dawn Sturgess’s young daughter avoided Novichok poisoning by ‘pure chance’, family say
2 months, 1 week ago

Dawn Sturgess’s young daughter avoided Novichok poisoning by ‘pure chance’, family say

The Independent  

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Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a
2 months, 1 week ago

Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a

Daily Mail  

Never-before-seen CCTV footage of the Salisbury Novichok attack reveals the moment a former Russian spy innocently handed bread to a child after being poisoned with the deadly nerve agent. CCTV shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia happily strolling around Salisbury on March 4, 2018 - utterly unaware they had been poisoned with Novichok. This image was …

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
2 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal believes Vladimir Putin personally ordered …

British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears
2 months, 1 week ago

British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Adam Straw KC, counsel on behalf of the family of Ms Sturgess and Mr …

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told
2 months, 1 week ago

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When Ms Sturgess was poisoned by Novichok four months …

Novichok poisonings inquiry set to open in Salisbury
2 months, 1 week ago

Novichok poisonings inquiry set to open in Salisbury

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The inquiry into how a British woman was fatally poisoned …

Former Prime Minister Theresa May says 'justice is unlikely' for Salisbury poisoning victims ahead of Novichok inquiry
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Prime Minister Theresa May says 'justice is unlikely' for Salisbury poisoning victims ahead of Novichok inquiry

Daily Mail  

Former Prime Minister Theresa May has said that 'justice is unlikely' for the victims of the Salisbury poisonings, which led to the death of mother Dawn Sturgess. Four months later, 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess, a mother of three, tragically died after being given the discarded perfume bottle containing the nerve agent by her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley and unknowingly spraying it on …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
3 years, 3 months ago

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A coroner presiding over an …

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?
3 years, 9 months ago

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?

Daily Mail  

The home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been bought by Wiltshire Council. The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination attempt with Novichok on Mr Skripal, 69, and his daughter three years ago. Circled: The infected door handle The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination …

Alexei Navalny's water bottle had traces of Novichok nerve agent, says Russian leader's team
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny's water bottle had traces of Novichok nerve agent, says Russian leader's team

Firstpost  

Navalny’s associates said that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room in Tomsk. Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room after his poisoning. “Two weeks later, a German …

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who survived novichok poisoning from the Salisbury attack …

Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case
4 years, 3 months ago

Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case

News 18  

The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. The poisoning of Navalny, an …

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet
4 years, 3 months ago

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet

CNN  

London CNN — The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. But I …

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany

The Hindu  

Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent, the German government said on September 2, demanding explanations from Moscow. “It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in a …

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says

NPR  

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Updated at 2 p.m. ET Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a variant of Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to tests carried out by a German military …

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and prominent Kremlin critic, was deliberately poisoned with Novichok, the German government said on Wednesday. Angela Merkel’s government said it had “unequivocal proof” Mr Navalny was targeted with the same nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018. “There are now serious questions that only the Russian government …

Novichok nerve agent used against Russian dissident has dark history
4 years, 3 months ago

Novichok nerve agent used against Russian dissident has dark history

LA Times  

The Russian name, in translation, sounds innocuous, even jaunty: “newcomer,” “novice” or “new boy.” But the Soviet-developed family of advanced nerve agents collectively known as Novichok is among the deadliest substances ever created by humankind. The German government on Wednesday announced “unequivocal” proof that hospitalized Russian anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill Aug. 20 while aboard a domestic …

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says
4 years, 3 months ago

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says

LA Times  

The German government says tests performed on samples taken from Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement Wednesday that testing by a special German military laboratory had shown “proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group.” Novichok, a Soviet-era …

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany
4 years, 3 months ago

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany

Al Jazeera  

Novichok, a Soviet-era chemical weapon, was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Tests performed on samples taken from prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement on Wednesday testing by a special German …

Alexey Navalny: Novichok nerve agent used in poisoning, says German government
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexey Navalny: Novichok nerve agent used in poisoning, says German government

CNN  

CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, the German government said Wednesday, urging the Kremlin to explain itself. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said toxicological tests on samples taken from Navalny had been carried out at a German military laboratory, providing“unequivocal evidence of a chemical nerve agent” from the …

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