Poisoned ‘in 15 minutes’

BRITISH Novichok victim Charlie Rowley says the deadly nerve agent took just 15 minutes to poison his partner, who later died, after she sprayed the “oily” substance on to her wrists believing it was perfume.

Rowley, 45, said he may have had the bottle in his home for a couple of days before giving it to 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess as a present.

He said the glass bottle and plastic dispenser were in a cardboard box with plastic moulding. Mr Rowley said he could not remember where he found the perfume box but believed it “looked expensive”.