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 is still pending.