Grieving son of novichok victim Dawn Sturgess begs Vladimir Putin to give up the Russian hitmen
Daily MailHer son Ewan Hope called on the Russian President 'as a human being' to give his mother justice she deserves Ms Sturgess, 44, died in July and partner Charlie Rowley is suffering from exposure to the nerve agent Dawn Sturgess fell critically ill after handling bottle believed to have been used to transport the chemical The Russian novichok attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury unfolded a year ago The son of Salisbury Novichok attack victim Dawn Sturgess has urged Vladimir Putin to hand over the Russian hitmen suspected of killing her. Ewan Hope has appealed directly to the Russian president 'as a human being' to afford his mother the justice she deserves and allow British investigators to speak to the suspects Police are hunting two Russian GRU agents, named as Alexander Mishkin and Anatoly Chepiga, over the chemical weapons attack Celebrating: Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in 2016 at their favourite restaurant, Zizzi - the last place they visited before falling ill that fateful Sunday last year The pair fell critically ill in June after handling a perfume bottle believed to have been used to transport the chemical weapon used in the botched assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on March 4 2018. Dawn Sturgess's son has appealed directly to the Russian president 'as a human being' The procession of Salisbury city councilors and other representatives of Salisbury City Council make their way from Guildhall Square to St Thomas's Church today. A Defra spokesman said: 'The completion of clean-up work at Christie Miller Road, Salisbury marks a significant milestone in south Wiltshire's return to normality following the sickening Novichok nerve agent attack last year.