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Salisbury Novichok Poisoning Inquiry Reveals Details of Dawn Sturgess's Tragic Death

Dawn Sturgess died after unknowingly applying a nerve agent concealed in a perfume bottle, as revealed in a public inquiry into the 2018 Salisbury poisoning incident.

  • Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after spraying Novichok on her wrists, mistaking it for perfume, leading to severe convulsions and foaming at the mouth.
  • Her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley, unknowingly gifted her the fake perfume bottle containing the nerve agent, which he found discarded in Amesbury.
  • The Novichok was believed to have been brought to the UK by Russian agents targeting former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury.
  • An inquiry is ongoing to investigate the circumstances of Sturgess's death, with evidence presented about the couple's activities prior to falling ill.
  • International warrants have been issued for Russian suspects, but extradition is unlikely due to Russian constitutional protections.
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