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| Novichok victim Charlie Rowley has been discharged from hospital, three weeks after being exposed to the nerve agent. | Novichok victim Charlie Rowley has been discharged from hospital, three weeks after being exposed to the nerve agent. |
| Salisbury District Hospital said he had been through an "appalling experience most of us could never imagine". | |
| Mr Rowley, 45, and his partner Dawn Sturgess, 44, collapsed at his house in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on 30 June, where police found a bottle containing the nerve agent. | |
| Ms Sturgess later died on 8 July and a murder inquiry has been launched. | Ms Sturgess later died on 8 July and a murder inquiry has been launched. |
| Lorna Wilkinson, Salisbury District Hospital's director of nursing, said the day was "tinged with sadness" after the death of Ms Sturgess. | Lorna Wilkinson, Salisbury District Hospital's director of nursing, said the day was "tinged with sadness" after the death of Ms Sturgess. |
| "We continue to think both of Charlie and of Dawn's family, and support them as they go through the difficult process of coming to terms with her death," she said. | "We continue to think both of Charlie and of Dawn's family, and support them as they go through the difficult process of coming to terms with her death," she said. |
| Ms Wilkinson added that Mr Rowley had been decontaminated to ensure the nerve agent could no longer affect him "or anyone who came into contact with them". | |
| There have only been five victims of Novichok poisoning to be treated at Salisbury District Hospital, she said. | |
| Wiltshire Police said it would "continue to coordinate activity at a local level to ensure that Mr Rowley continues to receive the support he needs in his ongoing recovery". | |
| The poisoning is thought to be linked to the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March. | The poisoning is thought to be linked to the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March. |
| Mr Rowley's brother Matthew said his brother picked up a perfume bottle containing the toxic substance. | |
| The Metropolitan Police, which is leading the investigation, refused to confirm the claim but the force had previously said the substance was found in a "small bottle". | |
| A coroner's inquest has been opened and adjourned for mother-of-three Ms Sturgess. | |
| Her sister Stephanie told the hearing she was present when doctors informed her of the decision to switch off her sibling's life support. | |
| "I then said my goodbyes to Dawn before leaving hospital," she said. |