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| Novichok victim back in hospital with sight problems, says brother | Novichok victim back in hospital with sight problems, says brother |
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| The novichok victim Charlie Rowley has been readmitted to hospital suffering with vision problems, his brother has claimed. | The novichok victim Charlie Rowley has been readmitted to hospital suffering with vision problems, his brother has claimed. |
| Rowley’s older brother, Matthew, claimed that Charlie had been “knocked sideways” by the development, which comes a month after he was discharged from Salisbury district hospital following treatment for the effects of the nerve agent poisoning. | Rowley’s older brother, Matthew, claimed that Charlie had been “knocked sideways” by the development, which comes a month after he was discharged from Salisbury district hospital following treatment for the effects of the nerve agent poisoning. |
| The hospital said it could not speak about individual cases but stressed it was not treating anyone for the effects of novichok poisoning at the moment. | The hospital said it could not speak about individual cases but stressed it was not treating anyone for the effects of novichok poisoning at the moment. |
| Charlie’s partner, Dawn Sturgess, died after being exposed to novichok apparently contained in a perfume bottle that he had found. | Charlie’s partner, Dawn Sturgess, died after being exposed to novichok apparently contained in a perfume bottle that he had found. |
| Matthew Rowley said on Monday that his brother was taken to hospital at the weekend and his vision remained impaired. | Matthew Rowley said on Monday that his brother was taken to hospital at the weekend and his vision remained impaired. |
| He told the Guardian: “He’s just told me now he can’t see, he has blurred vision. It’s not too good. He’s been knocked sideways. His girlfriend has died, he’s just got out of a coma. He’s been released from an intensive care unit and all of a sudden he’s back in an IC unit. Can you imagine how you would feel? I can’t, it’s unbelievable. | He told the Guardian: “He’s just told me now he can’t see, he has blurred vision. It’s not too good. He’s been knocked sideways. His girlfriend has died, he’s just got out of a coma. He’s been released from an intensive care unit and all of a sudden he’s back in an IC unit. Can you imagine how you would feel? I can’t, it’s unbelievable. |
| “I got a phone call from his friend to tell me he was really ill. The hospital told me he had been admitted with problems.” | “I got a phone call from his friend to tell me he was really ill. The hospital told me he had been admitted with problems.” |
| Matthew Rowley said he did not know if his brother’s current treatment was related to the poisoning. | Matthew Rowley said he did not know if his brother’s current treatment was related to the poisoning. |
| “I’m not a doctor. I can’t say. I don’t want to cause panic. But it’s pretty coincidental. It’s pretty close together. I’ve only got one younger brother. If I lose him I haven’t got anyone. He sounds quite distant on the phone. He sounded quite elusive, not really making sense. I was trying to ask him about stuff but couldn’t get any real information out of him.” | “I’m not a doctor. I can’t say. I don’t want to cause panic. But it’s pretty coincidental. It’s pretty close together. I’ve only got one younger brother. If I lose him I haven’t got anyone. He sounds quite distant on the phone. He sounded quite elusive, not really making sense. I was trying to ask him about stuff but couldn’t get any real information out of him.” |
| Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess fell ill on 30 June in Amesbury, four months after the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, suffered novichok poisoning in Salisbury. A murder investigation is continuing into the death of Sturgess. | Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess fell ill on 30 June in Amesbury, four months after the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, suffered novichok poisoning in Salisbury. A murder investigation is continuing into the death of Sturgess. |
| A spokesman for Salisbury district hospital said: “We can’t talk about individual cases. We’re not currently treating anyone for nerve agent-related illness.” | A spokesman for Salisbury district hospital said: “We can’t talk about individual cases. We’re not currently treating anyone for nerve agent-related illness.” |
| When Rowley was discharged from hospital, health chiefs made it clear that Charlie Rowley had been decontaminated and posed no risk to the community. | When Rowley was discharged from hospital, health chiefs made it clear that Charlie Rowley had been decontaminated and posed no risk to the community. |
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