British woman exposed to Novichok neurological agent matrices

London, Jul 8 (PTI) A Briton died, a few days after being exposed to a nerve agent near a town where a former Russian spy and her daughter had been poisoned with the same chemical he was. four months ago. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital yesterday after falling ill on June 30th.

His partner Charlie Rowley, 45, who also became ill after being exposed to the nerve agent, remains in critical condition Scotland Yard said that they have launched an investigation into a murder – the second major investigation involving the nerve agent this year, as a result of the case of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March.

Tests revealed that the Amesbury couple was exposed to Novichok, a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Army during the Cold War, which is the first known offensive use of such a chemical weapon on the European soil since the Second World War.

The security services believe that the couple was inadvertently exposed to the same neurotoxic agent used to attack Sergei Skripal and his daughter four months ago.

The British government accused Russia of using British streets, parks and cities incident.

"It's a shocking and tragic news: Dawn leaves behind her family, including three children, and our thoughts and prayers are with them in this extremely difficult time," said Deputy Commissioner Neil Basu, head of the British anti-terrorist police [19659002"Cetteterriblenouvellen'afaitquerenforcernotredéterminationàidentifierettraduireenjusticelaoulespersonnesresponsablesdecequejenepeuxdécrirequecommeunactescandaleuximprudentetbarbare"didildéclaréelleaétéconsternéeetchoquéeparlamortdeSturgess

"Police and security officials are working to & # 39; urgency to establish the facts of this incident, which is now the & # 39 subject of investigation as murder. "

Britain had asked Russia to provide details about the Novichok nerve agent attack as a result of this tragedy after its citizens were struck by the same poison

Britain had demanded that Russia provide details of the Novicrok's attack on the Skripals after its citizens were also struck by the same poison

. The host country of the Football World Cup, denied any involvement in the March incident and suggested that the British security services had led this attack to stoke anti-Moscow hysteria. PTI NSA
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