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Novichok Victim's Family Criticise Public Inquiry Report

Lord Hughes's inquiry released its final findings on Thursday, linking Dawn Sturgess's death to Novichok exposure tied to the Skripal attack and citing UK government failures in risk management.
Lord Hughes's inquiry found a GRU military intelligence squad smeared Novichok on Sergei Skripal’s door handle and a fake perfume bottle later reached Dawn Sturgess, who was exposed and died, with the report concluding failures in risk assessment.
Ms Sturgess sprayed herself with the contaminated bottle and died in hospital in July 2018, just over a week later; Wiltshire Police said `We identified 21 areas for improvement`.
Critics noted the report contains no public recommendations, while Ms Sturgess's family and Michael Mansfield KC said they are disappointed and urged change; Catherine Roper apologised and pledged reforms.
The inquiry, which cost £8.3 million, found President Vladimir Putin 'must have been authorised at the highest level,' assigning moral responsibility for Dawn Sturgess's death.

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Novichok Victim’s Family Call for Change as They Criticise Inquiry Report

The family of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess have said “there must be reflection and change” as they criticised the lack of recommendations in a public inquiry’s final report. Relatives of the 44-year-old, who died after being exposed to the nerve agent in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in 2018, said it is a “matter for real concern” that no recommendations were made by the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry’s chairman, Lord Hughes of Ombersley. Her father Stan Sturges…

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