Charlie Rowley demands 'justice' for Dawn Sturgess as two Russian Novichok suspects are charged

Charlie Rowley: 'It is progress to see the suspects identified in the Skripal case'
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James Morris6 September 2018

A man who survived coming into contact with the deadly Novichok nerve agent has demanded justice after two suspects in the attack which killed his partner were identified.

Charlie Rowley, 45, and his partner, Dawn Sturgess, were exposed to the same nerve agent used in Salisbury to attack ex-spy Sergei Skirpal and his daughter Yulia in March.

Ms Sturgess, 44, died in hospital in July, while Mr Rowley also fell ill. He was re-admitted to hospital last month for treatment of meningitis and loss of eyesight.

He told ITV: “I don’t recognise the two suspects, but I want to see them brought to justice.

Dawn Sturgess died in July
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I am glad that police are making progress with their investigation but at the same time, it’s upsetting to see Dawn’s face everywhere, because it brings all the hurt and pain at losing her back to reality.

“It is progress to see the suspects identified in the Skripal case.”

On Wednesday, two Russians – Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov – were charged with carrying out the Salisbury poisonings.

No charges have been brought against the death of Ms Sturgess and poisoning of Mr Rowley.

This is because police still have to establish how a perfume bottle reached the charity bin in Amesbury where Mr Rowley believes he found it. The counterfeit bottle of perfume contained a “significant” amount of Novichok.

Petrov and Boshirov, believed to be alias names, flew back to Russia on the night of the Salisbury poisoning. European Arrest Warrants have been issued.

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