Family of Salisbury poison sufferer blast inquiry for having no plans to cease Mad Vlad
Mum-of-three died Dawn Sturgess after spraying herself with a dose of the deadly chemical, planted in a perfume bottle by Russian spies, in Salisbury in 2018
The family of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess has blasted an inquiry into her death for containing no plans to prevent future attacks by Mad Vlad Putin.
The mum-of-three died after spraying herself with a dose of the deadly chemical, planted in a perfume bottle by Russian spies, in Salisbury in 2018.
It was intended to murder double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia but instead sparked an international crisis. A probe into Dawn’s death yesterday pinned the blame on the “murderous” Russian dictator, concluding he was “morally responsible”.
But Dawn’s relatives were unimpressed with a lack of recommendations, calling it a “real concern” as they took aim at cops and the British authorities.
They said in a statement: “We have always wanted to ensure that what happened to Dawn will not happen to others. The report today contains no recommendations. There must be reflection and real change.
“Wiltshire Police wrongly characterised Dawn as a drug user, and the public were wrongly led to believe that she had somehow contributed to her own death.
“The inquiry has concluded that Dawn was a wholly innocent victim, killed by Novichok, as the direct result of Russia’s cruel and cynical attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal.
“The inquiry’s report concludes that there were failures by the UK Government in the management and assessment of the risk that Russia posed to Sergei Skripal. Skripal was described by Putin as a traitor and convicted of treason.
“Yet there were no sufficient and regular assessments of the risk he faced from Russian retaliation.”
Her dad Stan said at least his daughter was “vindicated”, adding: “We can have Dawn back now, she’s been public for seven years. We can finally put her to peace”.
Killer sleuths from Russia’s GRU agency smeared the potent nerve agent on Mr Skripal’s door handle in a “public demonstration of Russian power”, inquiry chair Lord Hughes said.
PM Sir Keir Starmer said the incident was “a grave reminder of the Kremlin’s disregard for innocent lives.”
He said Dawn’s death would “forever be a reminder of Russia’s reckless aggression” and vowed to “always stand up to Putin’s brutal regime and call out his murderous machine for what it is”.
The government also announced new sanctions against GRU.
