Dawn Sturgess poisoned in Salisbury's Novichok scandal, 2018
- Dawn Sturgess died in July 2018 after exposure to Novichok, a nerve agent.
- Her poisoning was linked to earlier attacks on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March 2018.
- A public inquiry is being held to investigate the circumstances of her death and the implications of the attacks.
In July 2018, a British woman named Dawn Sturgess died after being poisoned by Novichok, a nerve agent, in Amesbury, Wiltshire. The chemical weapon was found in a discarded perfume bottle, which she had come into contact with. This incident occurred just months after the attempted assassinations of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who were poisoned in March 2018 in Salisbury. The public inquiry into Sturgess's death aims to uncover the circumstances surrounding her poisoning and the broader implications of the Novichok attacks in the UK. The inquiry is expected to address the failures in public safety and the response to the use of chemical weapons on British soil, as well as the international ramifications of such incidents. The tragic death of Sturgess highlights the dangers posed by state-sponsored attacks and raises questions about the effectiveness of measures taken to protect citizens from similar threats in the future.