Delaying UK novichok poisonings inquiry ‘could put more lives at risk’

Family of Wiltshire victim Dawn Sturgess calls on home secretary to initiate full judge-led investigation

The family of a woman killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings has warned that delaying the start of a full judge-led investigation into her death could put more lives at risk and is calling on the home secretary, Priti Patel, to speed up the process.

Relatives of Dawn Sturgess and her former partner Charlie Rowley are pressing for a public inquiry into her death in July 2018 but are increasingly concerned the full hearing may not begin until 2023.