Government accused of 'abject failure' in Dawn Sturgess Salisbury poisonings

Summary

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

Edited by Richard Greenaway, written by Harriet Robinson with Dan O'Brien at the inquiry in London

Good morningpublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December
The public part of the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry is due to finish today with closing statements from all of the legal teams.
Ms Sturgess died after she sprayed a nerve agent in a perfume bottle on herself in Salisbury. The same nerve agent poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Both survived.
Since October we have heard from police officers, paramedics, the government and secret services about what happened.
And today, the lawyers for each side will have their final say in public.