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British authorities investigating the poisoning of two people found a bottle that allegedly contained Novichok, a nerve agent that was also used against a former Russian spy and his daughter, the Metropolitan Police has declared Friday.
Dawn Sturgess, a 44-year-old woman who was exposed to poison, died in a hospital Sunday. Charlie Rowley, his 45-year-old partner, was in critical condition before regaining consciousness. He is in serious condition but is stable, police said on Friday.
The small bottle was found during raids on Rowley's Amesbury home on Wednesday, police said in a statement. It was tested, and scientists confirmed the substance inside was Novichok, a Soviet-grade, military-grade neurological agent that was used in an attack on former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his girl, Yulia. Sturgess and Rowley were hospitalized at the end of June, the authorities said.
The authorities stated that they were investigating the origin of the bottle, where it came from, and the fact that the substance came from the same lot as the Skripal. survived the March attack. They have been released from a hospital but are in a secret protected place, according to the Associated Press.
"This is clearly a significant and positive development," Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Neil Basu said in a statement. "However, we can not guarantee that there is no more substance and that the cords will remain in place for a considerable time."
The investigators spoke with Rowley and will continue to talk to her to "further establish and Dawn has come to be contaminated," police said. In an earlier statement, the police stated that there was no evidence that Sturgess or Rowley visited any of the decontaminated sites after the poisoning of the Skripals.
The Skripals were found unconscious on a bench on March 4 in Salisbury, around 7 miles from Amesbury.
British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed the Russian government for the attack on the Skripals. The Kremlin repeatedly denied any involvement.
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