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| Salisbury Novichok poisoning: Two Russian nationals named as suspects | Salisbury Novichok poisoning: Two Russian nationals named as suspects |
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| Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. | |
| There is "sufficient evidence" to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the attack in Salisbury, Scotland Yard and the CPS say. | There is "sufficient evidence" to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the attack in Salisbury, Scotland Yard and the CPS say. |
| They are thought to have been using the names as aliases and are about 40. | |
| Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned with nerve agent Novichok in March. | Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned with nerve agent Novichok in March. |
| Three months later, on 30 June, Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley fell ill at a house in Amesbury, about eight miles from Salisbury. | |
| Ms Sturgess died in hospital on 9 July. Mr Rowley was discharged from hospital on 20 July. | |
| Sue Hemming, CPS director of legal services, said there was enough evidence "to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and that "it is clearly in the public interest to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov". | Sue Hemming, CPS director of legal services, said there was enough evidence "to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and that "it is clearly in the public interest to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov". |
| The offences include conspiracy to murder Sergei Skripal; the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and Nick Bailey; the use and possession of Novichok contrary to the Chemical Weapons Act; and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Yulia Skripal and Nick Bailey. | The offences include conspiracy to murder Sergei Skripal; the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and Nick Bailey; the use and possession of Novichok contrary to the Chemical Weapons Act; and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Yulia Skripal and Nick Bailey. |
| Ms Hemming said the CPS would not be applying to have the men extradited as Russia does not currently allow the extradition of its nationals. | |
| Det Sgt Nick Bailey also fell ill after responding to the incident in Salisbury. Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing, said on Wednesday he "continues to make good progress but remains off work". | |
| Metropolitan Police said the two men had arrived at Gatwick Airport from Moscow on 2 March and stayed at the City Stay Hotel in Bow Road, east London before travelling to Salisbury on 4 March - where Mr Skripal's front door was contaminated with Novichok. | |
| Police said Ms Sturgess and Mr Rowley were exposed to Novichok after handling a contaminated container of perfume. Mr Rowley has told police he found a box labelled as Nina Ricci Premier Jour in a charity bin. | |
| Mr Basu confirmed that the two cases were related, saying:"We have now linked the attack on the Skripals and the events in Amesbury which affected Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley. | |
| "It now forms one investigation. We do not believe Dawn and Charlie were deliberately targeted, but became victims as a result of the recklessness in which such a toxic nerve agent was disposed of." | |
| Prime Minister Theresa May is to make a statement in the House of Commons later to update MPs on the Salisbury investigation, Downing Street has said. |