2018 Amesbury poisonings
| 2018 Amesbury poisonings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Amesbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Date | 30 June 2018 |
| Weapons | A-234 (suspected chemical weapon used) |
| Deaths | Dawn Sturgess (8 July 2018; aged 44; after being admitted to hospital) |
| Injured | Charlie Rowley (aged 45; admitted to hospital; discharged 20 July 2018) |
| Coroner | HM Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon |
On 30 June 2018, in Amesbury, two British nationals, Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess, were admitted to Salisbury District Hospital in Wiltshire, England. Police determined that they were poisoned by a Novichok nerve agent of the same kind used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, 8 miles (13 km) away, almost four months prior. Sturgess died on 8 July, and Rowley regained consciousness two days later. The inquest into the death of Sturgess was suspended upon the establishment of an independent inquiry, the outcome of which stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "morally responsible" for the death.