The highest concentration of the agent used against Sergei and Yulia Skripal was found on their front door.
March 28th, 2018- The pair were found collapsed on a bench in Salisbury on 4 March.
- They remain in a critical condition.
- Traces of Novichuk had been found at other sites in the city, but they were at lower concentrations.
- About 250 counter terrorism officers continue to work on the case
- 5,000 hours of CCTV footage and 1,350 items have been seized and examined.
- Timeline of events
- 3 March: Yulia Skripal flew into London’s Heathrow Airport on a flight from Russia at about 14:40 GMT
- 4 March, 09:15 GMT: Mr Skripal’s car was seen in Salisbury in the area of London Road, Churchill Way North and Wilton Road
- 4 March, 13:30 GMT: His car was seen driving down Devizes Road, towards the town centre
- 4 March, 13:40 GMT: Mr Skripal and his daughter arrived at the Sainsbury’s upper level car park at the Maltings shopping precinct.
- 4 March, between 41:20 GMT and 15:35 GMT: Police said the pair went to The Mill pub before going to Zizzi restaurant
- 4 March, 16:15 GMT: Emergency services received the first report of an incident
- 4 March: Police found the pair on a bench outside Zizzi in an “extremely serious condition”
- 4 March: Det Sgt Nick Bailey fell ill after attending the incident – – was treated in hospital but discharged on 22 March
- 48 people were assessed in hospital in relation to the incident
- Only Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in hospital
- Investigators have identified 131 people who have potentially been in contact with the nerve agent.
- None has shown symptoms