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44-year-old British woman exposed to Novichok nerve agent dies: Police

Officers have launched a murder inquiry following the death of Dawn Sturgess, 44, who fell ill last weekend in the southwestern town of Amesbury

UK Spy poisoning

UK Spy poisoning

AFPPTI London

A British woman exposed to Novichok close to where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by the same type of nerve agent in March has died, police have said.

Officers have launched a murder inquiry following the death of Dawn Sturgess, 44, who fell ill last weekend in the southwestern town of Amesbury, Scotland Yard said on Sunday.

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First Published: Jul 09 2018 | 3:00 AM IST

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