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UK to report on woman's death after 2018 Novichok poisoning of ex-Russian spy

The inquiry links Dawn Sturgess's death to the 2018 Skripal Novichok poisoning and highlights charges against three Russian GRU officers over the attack.

  • Dawn Sturgess, 44, died from Novichok poisoning in Salisbury Hospital on 8 July 2018 after spraying herself with a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent.
  • The inquiry heard there was enough Novichok to "kill thousands" in the perfume bottle found by her partner Charlie Rowley in a charity bin.
  • Two Russian nationals, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, are suspected of bringing the Novichok nerve agent into the UK and applying it to Sergei Skripal's home in March 2018.
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On March 4, 2018, on a Sunday, 66-year-old Sergey Skripal, former Russian military intelligence colonel Gru, fled from Moscow and received from the United Kingdom, was found unconscious along with his daughter Yulia on a bench in Salisbury. The girl had arrived from Russia to spend a few days with her father. Both had no physical injury. The first aiding agent, Nick Bailey, has symptoms of poisoning. In total, there are 21 people that that that …

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Britain announced new sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to the re-release of a report from the investigation into the death of a woman after being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. Moscow denies responsibility for the incident. A woman named Dawn Sturgess was an accidental victim of the 2018 Salisbury attack, according to British investigators. The attack targeted Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, who survived the attack.

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The conclusions of the inquiry. London convenes the Russian Ambassador (ANSA)

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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