The daughter of the Russian spy targeted in the Salisbury nerve agent attack has been discharged from hospital, hospital announced today.
Yulia Skripal, the victim of a nerve agent attack along with her father, Russian former spy Sergei Skripal, has made a rapid recovery.
Sources told the news she was discharged on Monday and taken to a secure location.
A statement from her doctors is expected today. Ms Skripal, 33, and her father, 66, were found collapsed in Salisbury city centre more than five weeks ago.
They were contaminated by the nerve agent novichok, thought to have been smeared hours earlier on the handle of Mr Skripal’s front door at his home on the edge of the city. His daughter had arrived the day before on a visit from her home in Moscow.
For nearly a month both were in a critical condition in Salisbury District Hospital, but they have recently made a remarkable recovery. In a statement last week Ms Skripal said she was getting stronger every day and the hospital said she could look forward to being discharged.
Viktoria Skripal, Yulia’s cousin, told the news on Tuesday morning she only just heard her cousin had been discharged on the news.
She said she has been trying to call some numbers in Salisbury and tried to call Yulia direct without success. “I think Britain will insist that she claims asylum. I’ve tried lots of numbers for her but have had no response. Viktoria adds.
“How should I feel? I’m feeling pleased that she’s well enough to be released from hospital. So far my feelings are unclear because I have not seen her and nobody has seen her, we’ve just had information.”