A boy fell ill after the victim of the poisoning with “Novichok” in Salisbury Sergei Skripal gave him bread to feed ducks, it became clear in the course of the public investigation into the poisonings with “Novichok” in 2018, BNR reported.
The youth, who has not been named, and two others he was with fell ill after the former Russian spy fed him bread in Salisbury city center on March 4, 2018, the public inquiry was told.
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After Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed on a nearby bench shortly after and the incident resulted in the arrival of EMS and police, the boy and his friends were searched by public health authorities. They said they didn't feel well for a day or two afterwards, but no traces of the “Novichok” in their bodies.
A new point in the investigation is the testimony of the neighbors of the Skripal family - Ross and Maureen Cassidy, who were good friends with Sergei. The man drove Sergei Skripal the day before the poisoning to Heathrow Airport to meet his daughter. Ross said Sergei told him he believed he was being followed and that Putin would retaliate against him.
On a tip from the Cassidy family, the police also started working on the version that Skripal's doorknob might have been smeared with some substance.
British authorities blame the Russian state for the Salisbury poisonings. The Kremlin rejects these accusations.