The British Ministry of Internal Affairs will open a public investigation into the death of a British woman from Novichok 
death of Don Sturges, who died in Amesbury in 2018 as a result of poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok. This is reported by TASS with reference to the agency's statement.
“We will conduct an investigation to provide an opportunity to study all the evidence related to the case, hoping that the Don Sturges family will receive answers to their questions as they deserve “, – said Patel. It is noted that the investigation will be led by Baroness Heather Hellett, who was investigating the circumstances of the deaths of people during the terrorist attacks in London in 2005.
Don Sturges and Charlie Rowley were poisoned in Amesbury with a nerve agent in June 2018 ” Novice, ”which in March in the neighboring town of Salisbury poisoned former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The couple was admitted to the same hospital where Skripali received treatment, but the British woman died. Rowley came to his senses. The man said that he found a bottle of the alleged poison in the park and presented it to the deceased.
Subsequently, the Sturges family filed a lawsuit in the High Court of London on Russia's violation of human rights. The family's lawyers have started proceedings in court in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights. The defendants in the case are the Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU). The Russian side has denied accusations of involvement in the death of the British woman.