Article: published on 2 December 2024

The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry is hearing closing statement as the public part of the hearing comes to an end

Ms Sturgess died after being unintentionally poisoned by a Russian nerve agent in 2018

Her death followed the poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia - both survived

Lawyers acting for Dawn Sturgess's family claim there was an "abject failure" to protect the public

We have also heard that Russian president Vladimir Putin would have authorised the attack on the Skripals

The Novichok poisonings led to 87 people going to A&E in Salisbury, where the attack took place

If you want to learn more about the inquiry then listen to our podcast - Crime Next Door: The Salisbury Poisonings