UK to Hold Public Inquiry Into Novichok Death of Dawn Sturgess

Emergency workers in protective suits search around John Baker House Sanctuary Supported Living after a major incident was declared when a man and woman were exposed to the Novichok nerve agent on July 6, 2018 in Salisbury, England. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

A public inquiry will be held following the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was unwittingly poisoned by Novichok in 2018.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has granted permission for 44-year-old Ms Sturgess’s inquest to be converted into a public inquiry to better examine any possible Russian involvement, amid allegations she died as an indirect result of Kremlin-sponsored poisoning.