Versuchen GOLD - Frei

Novichok assassins could have killed thousands of people

Daily Express

|

October 15, 2024

Mum died after KGB thugs dumped spray

- Paul Jeeves

Novichok assassins could have killed thousands of people

THOUSANDS of Britons could have perished in a botched KGB assassination attempt ordered by Vladimir Putin, an inquiry heard.

Mother-of-three Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after spraying herself with a perfume bottle containing deadly nerve agent Novichok.

It had been discarded by Russian agents dispatched to kill double agent Sergei Skripal months earlier.

Yesterday the hearing was told the bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands as the agents tracked down Mr Skripal to his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire in March 2018.

The retired spy, 73, and daughter Yulia, 39, along with police officer Nick Bailey were all hospitalised but survived the assassination attempt that saw poison sprayed on the door handle of the Skripals' home.

Outrageous

But Ms Sturgess died months later after her partner Charlie Rowley found the perfume bottle abandoned in Amesbury and gave it to her.

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON Daily Express

Daily Express

IWOBI GOOD TO GO

Ful steam ahead for Alex's reunion tour

time to read

2 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Bring some decency to our poison politics

ON the Daily Expresso podcast last week, I sat down with former Prime Minister Liz Truss for a wide-ranging and surprisingly candid conversation.

time to read

2 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

RAYA SHINES A LIGHT ON HEINZE

Gift of the Gab intensifies Gunners' defensive effort

time to read

2 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Daily Express

Biggest banks taking ‘loyalty for granted’

BRITAIN’S biggest banks are taking loyalty for granted by offering customers the lowest returns on savings, says a Which? survey.

time to read

1 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

CAN YOU AMAD AND EVE IT?

It's taken a year... but Diallo says Ruben's sound system is ready to rock the Prem

time to read

2 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Last tango for Ellie

CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein last night became the fifth contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

time to read

1 mins

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Forest's owner: I will fund medical bills for fans

NOTTINGHAM Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has vowed to fund medical treatment for any fan involved in the train knife attack.

time to read

1 min

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

KAMINSKI IN TRIBUTE TO NOISY FANS

THOMAS KAMINSKI paid tribute to Charlton fans for helping to make the Valley a fortress.

time to read

1 min

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Big Festive Greetings...as BFG stars in Christmas ad

ROALD Dahl's much-loved BFG is the star of Sainsbury's new “feelgood” Christmas TV ad.

time to read

1 min

November 03, 2025

Daily Express

Daily Express

The frocks of delights

ALL that glitters was not gold but bold as Demi Moore led the way with a gem of a dress at Hollywood's celebration of film and fine art.

time to read

1 min

November 03, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size