British woman dies with poison Novichok | news

The 44-year-old British woman, Dawn Sturgess who had been poisoned last week with Novichok died on Sunday at the hospital. Amesbury, south of England reported the London Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard.

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On June 30, Sturgess made contact with the lethal substance together with a 45-year-old man, identified as Charlie Rowley . Since then, both remained interned after losing consciousness in a house in Amesbury. Yet Rowley continues to fight for his life

What is Novichok?

This is a chemical substance developed in the 1970s, which is part of the "fourth generation chemical weapons."

Its compounds block signals from the nerves to the muscles, collapsing the main functions of the Organism, resulting in death by asphyxiation, the product of respiratory arrest and then cardiac arrest.

No one inhales Novichok or that touches his skin, the symptoms could appear between 30 seconds and two minutes later.

When the substance is powdered, the action can take up to 18 hours.

On March 4, 2018, the former military intelligence officer of Russia Sergei Skripal who had been a double agent in the 1990s, recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service of England (MI6), he was deliberately attacked with his daughter, in Salisbury, with the same substance. He and his daughter are still under observation.

Up to now, the police do not know if the substance used at Amesbury comes from the same source as that used in the Salisbury attack; even between the two places, there are only 10 kilometers. The hypothesis is that the couple was exposed to poison after being in contact with a contaminated object, although, it seems, the case is being investigated as a possible homicide.

"A hundred detectives work day and night" in the case, said Scotland Yard, describing the woman's death as "tragic and shocking". The survey will collect "all available evidence so that we can understand how two citizens were exposed to such a deadly substance that tragically cost Dawn ( Sturgess )", have they declared.

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Similarly, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May also spoke on the facts of her personal Twitter account, declaring "horrified and dismayed" for the woman's death "My thoughts and condolences go out to your family and loved ones."

that the incident is the subject of investigation as possible murder. "Police and police officers security are working urgently to establish the facts, "added the president.