Salisbury house where Skripal was poisoned with novichok up for sale
Summary
The house in Salisbury where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok is now for sale with a shared ownership option. The local council owns most of the house to prevent it from becoming a tourist spot because of its history.Key Facts
- The house is located on Christie Miller Road in Salisbury and has three bedrooms.
- A 30% share of the house is for sale at £114,000; the rest is owned by Wiltshire council.
- Wiltshire council bought the house to stop people from exploiting its poisoning history.
- The poisoning happened in March 2018 when novichok was put on the front door handle.
- Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned but survived the attack.
- In July 2018, Dawn Sturgess died after exposure to novichok from a discarded container.
- An official inquiry blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the attack.
- The inquiry found the poisoning was a deliberate show of Russian government power.
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