Poisoned ex-spy’s daughter discharged from hospital
Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital more than a month after she and her father Sergei — a former Russian spy — were allegedly poisoned by a nerve agent in the British town of Salisbury on March 4.
Officials said Yulia, 33, was taken to an undisclosed location after her condition improved. Her father is no longer in a critical condition.
Salisbury hospital medical director Christine Blanshard on Tuesday said: “We have now discharged Yulia from Salisbury district hospital. Yulia has asked for privacy from the media and I want to reiterate her request.
“I also want to take this opportunity to wish Yulia well. This is not the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. Her father has also made good progress. On Friday I announced he was no longer in a critical condition. Although he is recovering more slowly than Yulia, we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course.”
The Russian embassyin London responded to Yulia’s discharge with a tweet: “We congratulate Yulia Skripal on her recovery. Yet we need urgent proof that what is being done to her is done on her own free will.
The embassy added the “secret resettlement” of the Skripals “will be seen as an abduction or at least as their forced isolation”.
Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed the news of Yulia’s discharge, even as foreign secretary Boris Johnson continued his attack on Russia for its alleged role in the poisoning.
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