Ewan Hope appealed directly to the Russian president 'as a human being' to afford his mother the justice she deserves and allow British investigators to speak to the suspects
On the eve of the first anniversary of the incident, Ewan Hope appealed directly to the Russian president "as a human being" to afford his mother the justice she deserves and allow British investigators to speak to the suspects.
Ms Sturgess, 44, never recovered and died in July, while Mr Rowley, 45, says he continues to suffer from the long-term effects of exposure to the nerve agent. Some 250 detectives have worked on the investigation, collecting 11,000 hours of CCTV footage, seizing 3,700 exhibits and taking 1,702 statements.
It was subsequently reported by Bellingcat that Mr Boshirov was actually highly decorated Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, and Mr Petrov was a military doctor called Alexander Yevgenyevich Mishkin.
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