Our novichok hell

Skripals tell probe of hallucinations in terrifying attack

- BY LUCY THORNTON

A FORMER Russian spy and his daughter have told of suffering hallucinations and vomiting as nerve agent novichok took effect in the Salisbury poisonings.

In statements issued to the Stur-gess Inquiry, Sergei and Yulia Skripal described the terrifying ordeal that nearly cost them both their lives.

Mr Skripal, a double agent for M16, and Yulia, then 66 and 33, both ended up in a coma after being found slumped on a park bench in Salisbury, Wilts, on March 4, 2018.

CCTV footage shows Yulia slumped on her father's shoulder.

They were poisoned after the deadly nerve agent novichok was sprayed on to their doorknob of Mr Skripal's home in Salisbury, Wilts.

Their symptoms began as they were eating lunch at the Italian restaurant chain Zizzi their eyes started to twitch.

Yulia, who had flown into Britain from Russia the previous day, said that after leaving the restaurant "everything in the street was swinging around, really, really bad" and she had to hold her dad's hand.