Wiltshire novichok victim’s family concerned at public inquiry delay

Dawn Sturgess was poisoned after her partner found a fake perfume bottle containing novichok. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The family of a woman killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings have expressed concerns that the start of public inquiry hearings into her death is set to be delayed and that and the issue of possible failings by the authorities in protecting her may be held in private.

Lawyers for the family of Dawn Sturgess said the current threat posed by Russia to the UK made it even more important that as much of the inquiry be heard in public as possible without compromising national security.