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| Russian businessman Alexander Perepilichnyy 'may have been poisoned' | Russian businessman Alexander Perepilichnyy 'may have been poisoned' |
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| A wealthy Russian businessman who died suddenly near his home in Surrey may have been poisoned, a pre-inquest hearing has been told. | A wealthy Russian businessman who died suddenly near his home in Surrey may have been poisoned, a pre-inquest hearing has been told. |
| Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, collapsed and died in the road in Weybridge, Surrey, on the evening of 10 November 2012. | |
| Surrey Police investigated his death, but decided it was not suspicious. | Surrey Police investigated his death, but decided it was not suspicious. |
| However, new toxicology tests have shown that a rare poison may have been used to kill him. | However, new toxicology tests have shown that a rare poison may have been used to kill him. |
| Mr Perepilichnyy had told colleagues in London he had received death threats, reports BBC world affairs correspondent Richard Galpin. | Mr Perepilichnyy had told colleagues in London he had received death threats, reports BBC world affairs correspondent Richard Galpin. |
| He had handed over sensitive documents to a businessman in London and to prosecutors in Switzerland, our correspondent adds. | He had handed over sensitive documents to a businessman in London and to prosecutors in Switzerland, our correspondent adds. |
| These implicated Russian officials and mafia members in the theft of $240m (£147m) from the Russian state through tax fraud. | These implicated Russian officials and mafia members in the theft of $240m (£147m) from the Russian state through tax fraud. |
| The full inquest had been due to get under way earlier, but was delayed because of the new toxicology information. | The full inquest had been due to get under way earlier, but was delayed because of the new toxicology information. |
| Tests showed a potential marker for a rare poison called Gelsemium elegans. Further tests will be carried out to establish if the poison was in his body. |