Detectives believe former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia first came into contact with the poison when it was sprayed on their door handle. The clean up at Christie Miller Road, Salisbury has been taken place ever since they both collapsed on March 4th.
Wiltshire council has warned neighbours about the next four months of disruptions as they start dismantling the roof. Contractors will cover the house and garage with a sealed frame according to a letter written by the council’s director of public health, Tracy Daszkiewicz. A military team will then dismantle and remove the roofs. Everything will be wrapped and sealed before being removed from the site.
Tracy Daszkiewicz said: “When that work is completed, contractors will move on site to build a replacement roof for the house and adjoining garage.”
She said the risk to public health is low, adding: “The priority is to make sure that the two remaining sites affected by the 2018 incidents are thoroughly cleaned and returned to normal use as soon as possible.”
Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter,33, survived the attack which Theresa May said had “almost certainly” been approved by the Russian state.
The attack:
It was just a small bottle of liquid but the use of Novichok continues to have huge impacts. The three people who touched the door handle of Sergei Skripal’s front door in Salisbury in March suffered appalling physical consequences but were saved by the care of staff at the city’s hospital.
Sergei Skripal will never return to his house in Salisbury. Mr Skripal and his daughter are now living in secret under the protection of the UK.
Prime Minister Theresa May said the suspects entered the UK on Russian Passports using the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, Mosciw denies any involvement in the attack. Mr Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on March 4th. A second poisoning happened nearby in July is believed to be linked to the attack.
The bench where the Skripals were found/ shutterstock.com
The Two suspects entered the UK on Friday 2nd March at 15:00 GMT. Police say the men are thought to be officers from Russia’s military intelligence service. The men then travelled to London’s Victoria station before heading to Waterloo for about 18:00 GMT. They made their way to the City Stay Hotel in Bow for the first of their two-night stay. Traces of Novichok were found in their rooms.
On Saturday 3rd March, the Russian suspects arrived in Salisbury from Waterloo on what police believe was a reconnaissance mission. Sergei Skripal’s daughter, Yulia, flies into London’s Heathrow Airport on a flight from Russia. The suspects return from Salisbury to London by train.
On Sunday 4th March, the Russian suspects travel to Salisbury again. Sergei Skripal red BMW was seen in Salisbury. The suspects arrived at Salisbury station at 11:48 GMT. The men are filled at a Shell petrol station on Wilton road not far from Sergei Skripal’s home. It is believed this was moments before they sprayed Novichok onto the door handle of Sergei Skripal’s home. Later in the day the men are seen on CCTV possible on their way back to the train station. They were close to wear Sergei Skripal would later have food and drink with his daughter. At 13:50 GMT the men boarded a train to London. AT 14:20 GMT the Skripals dined at Zizzi restaurant where they stayed until 15:35 GMT. AT 16:15 GMT emergency services received a report of an incident, police find the Skripals on a bench in a extremely serious condition. They were taken to hospital. The suspects made their way to London Heathrow Airport at 18:30 GMT, they departed at 22:30 GMT.
Zizzi’s
In the days after massive clean-up operations were carried out were the Skripals had been that day. The highest concentration of Novichok was found at Sergei Skripal’s house.
On Saturday 30th June, police were called to a flat in Muggleton Road, Amesbury, after Dawn Sturgess, 44, collapses. Her friend said she was foaming at the mouth. She died in hospital 8 days later.
