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Family Blasts Police After Inquiry Reveals Innocent Victim

12/5/2025

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The family of Dawn Sturgess released a statement after the inquiry into her death, criticizing Wiltshire Police for mischaracterizing her as a drug user and for misleading the public.
The inquiry concluded Dawn Sturgess was an innocent victim of a Russian assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal.
The report highlighted failures by the United Kingdom Government in assessing risk to Skripal and criticized the public health response to the Salisbury attack.

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The family of Dawn Sturgess released a statement after the inquiry into her death, criticizing Wiltshire Police for mischaracterizing her as a drug user and for misleading the public.
The inquiry concluded Dawn Sturgess was an innocent victim of a Russian assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal.
The report highlighted failures by the United Kingdom Government in assessing risk to Skripal and criticized the public health response to the Salisbury attack.