Sergei Skripal 'fell asleep at moment of death and woke up 3 weeks later'

Sergei Skripal, 74, and his daughter Yulia, then 33, were poisoned with Novichok in 2018 in a brazen daylight attack on the streets of Salisbury - and both have spoken of their horrifying ordeal

A former Russian spy and his daughter, who were the targets of a chemical attack orchestrated by Vladimir Putin on British soil, have shared how they initially found it amusing when their eyes began to twitch. Double agent Sergei Skripal and his 33 year old daughter Yulia detailed their harrowing experience in statements given to the official investigation into the poisonings.

The spy, who provided intelligence to MI6 , and his daughter nearly lost their lives in the attack carried out by Russian assassins in Salisbury on 4th March 2018. The inquiry has already been informed that the pair wer