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Police continue to search a house in Salisbury to search Novichok contaminated items
A policeman was rushed to hospital last night with symptoms of poisoning by Novichok.
The officer was taken to Great Western Hospital in Swindon after presenting with symptoms suggesting contact with the lethal substance used during the attempted murder. a former Russian agent in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The hospital's A & E department was reportedly locked out with police keeping doors and ambulances sent elsewhere.
Nurses were seen dressed in green to protect them. harmful chemicals when they leave the building. The officer was then transferred to the Salisbury District Hospital.
The dramatic events occurred a few days after two members of the public became ill and were confirmed to have been exposed to Novichok, which was developed by the Russian government. told the victim's family, Dawn Sturgess, that she was "optimistic" that she was recovering completely, giving the police the hope of a breakthrough in his quest for missing poison. His account will be crucial in providing key legal clues about the potential killer and locating an unidentified object such as a vial contaminated with the highly toxic substance.
Mrs. Sturgess, a mother of three, and her boyfriend Charlie Rowley picked up traces of Novichok somewhere in Salisbury last weekend. They are still unconscious and are in intensive care in Salisbury District
Dawn Sturgess, pictured, is one of the people who are fighting for their lives after being infected
Police believe that the Novichok was abandoned in March last for kill the old Russian spy Skripal. The government blamed the regime of President Putin. Mrs. Sturgess's son, Ewan, 19, visited his mother, who fought against alcohol problems, in the same specialized room where the Skripals were being treated.
He told his aunt, Helen Mockridge, that the doctors were optimistic. Mrs. Mockridge told The Mail on Sunday: "Dawn has just picked up something – we do not know more than that, there is optimism for her recovery, so we have hope. Medical staff will have learned something from what happened before.We pray just for her.
"She is a troubled soul but no one deserves it, no matter what it has She had just enjoyed a summer day with a bottle of wine Charlie Rowley, pictured here, was also left to fight for his life after being exposed to Novichok ” clbad=”blkBorder img-share” />
