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Investigation Reveals Dawn Sturgess's Tragic Novichok Poisoning

12/4/2025

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Investigation into Dawn Sturgess's death finds she and her partner Charlie Rowley were unintended victims of a 2018 poisoning.
Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with Novichok in Salisbury.
They were discovered in critical condition but survived.
On July 4, 2018, Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley were found unconscious in Amesbury after exposure to an unknown substance.
The inquiry seeks to determine how Sturgess came into contact with such danger.

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Story summary

Investigation into Dawn Sturgess's death finds she and her partner Charlie Rowley were unintended victims of a 2018 poisoning.
Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with Novichok in Salisbury.
They were discovered in critical condition but survived.
On July 4, 2018, Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley were found unconscious in Amesbury after exposure to an unknown substance.
The inquiry seeks to determine how Sturgess came into contact with such danger.