Police identify suspected perpetrators of nerve agent Novichok attack

Police believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the novichok attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, the Press Association has reported.

The 66-year-old and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were attacked with the deadly nerve agent at their home in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

The pair were taken to hospital after shoppers found them collapsed on a bench at The Maltings shopping centre on 4 March.

Both survived the attack and were discharged from Salisbury District Hospital after extensive treatment.

Officers believe several Russians were involved in the attempted murder and say they are looking for more than one suspect.

“Investigators believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the novichok attack through CCTV and have cross-checked this with records of people who entered the country around that time,” a source close to the investigation told PA.

They said investigators were “sure” the suspects were Russian.