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| Russian spy poisoning: Policeman discharged after Salisbury attack | Russian spy poisoning: Policeman discharged after Salisbury attack |
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| A police officer who fell ill after being exposed to the nerve agent used on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter has been discharged from hospital. | A police officer who fell ill after being exposed to the nerve agent used on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter has been discharged from hospital. |
| Det Sgt Nick Bailey was left seriously ill after responding to the attack on Sergei Skripal, 66, and Yulia Skripal, 33, in Salisbury earlier this month. | Det Sgt Nick Bailey was left seriously ill after responding to the attack on Sergei Skripal, 66, and Yulia Skripal, 33, in Salisbury earlier this month. |
| The pair remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital. | The pair remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital. |
| Det Sgt Bailey said that "normal life for me will probably never be the same" as he also thanked hospital staff. | Det Sgt Bailey said that "normal life for me will probably never be the same" as he also thanked hospital staff. |
| He said in a statement that there were "no words" to explain how he felt, adding: "It really has been completely surreal". | He said in a statement that there were "no words" to explain how he felt, adding: "It really has been completely surreal". |
| He added: "I have been so very overwhelmed by the support, cards and messages I have received - everyone has been so incredible." | He added: "I have been so very overwhelmed by the support, cards and messages I have received - everyone has been so incredible." |
| His wife, Sarah, said: "This has quite simply been the most traumatic event of our lives and it feels like our world has been turned upside down in a really short space of time." | |
| Another policeman who responded to the attack on 4 March is being treated as an outpatient by Salisbury District Hospital, the BBC understands. | |
| Since the incident, nearly 50 other people had sought medical advice from the hospital. | |
| Earlier, Theresa May said the Salisbury attack was "part of a pattern of Russian aggression against Europe". | |
| The prime minister told a summit of EU leaders in Brussels that the Russia "threat" did not respect borders, as she stressed the need to stand together. | |
| Cara Charles-Barks, chief executive of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, said medical staff were "working around the clock" to care for the Skripals. | |
| A judge has said it is unclear if the pair, who were found slumped on a shopping centre bench in Salisbury, would fully recover from the nerve agent attack. | A judge has said it is unclear if the pair, who were found slumped on a shopping centre bench in Salisbury, would fully recover from the nerve agent attack. |
| Judge David Williams, of the Court of Protection, said their mental capacity may have been compromised to an "unknown" degree. | Judge David Williams, of the Court of Protection, said their mental capacity may have been compromised to an "unknown" degree. |
| The court, which hears issues affecting the welfare of sick or vulnerable people, has given doctors permission to take blood samples from the Skripals to send to chemical weapons experts. | The court, which hears issues affecting the welfare of sick or vulnerable people, has given doctors permission to take blood samples from the Skripals to send to chemical weapons experts. |
| A team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which arrived in the UK earlier this week, will conduct the tests. | |
| Delivering the ruling, Judge Williams said: "Medical tests indicate that their mental capacity might be compromised to an unknown and so far unascertained degree." | Delivering the ruling, Judge Williams said: "Medical tests indicate that their mental capacity might be compromised to an unknown and so far unascertained degree." |
| He said no-one known to Mr and Ms Skripal had approached the hospital where they were being cared for to "inquire of their welfare". |