‘Not the Nick I know’ Hero police officer Nick Bailey ‘anxious’ after Russian poisoning
THE hero policeman poisoned in the nerve gas assassination attempt of a former Russian spy and his daughter is “anxious and concerned”, his chief constable has said.
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The officer, named last night as Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, remains in a serious condition after being contaminated by the chemical weapon when he rushed to the aid of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, 34.
After visiting the detective in hospital, Wiltshire Police’s acting chief constable Kier Pritchard said he was "well and sat up", but added: "He is not the Nick that I know.
“He's very anxious, he's very concerned.”
He said it was too early to tell if he will make a full recovery.
He said: “I have just left the bedside of our officer and family in
“He’s well, he’s sat up. He is not the Nick that I know but of
"He’s in the safe hands of the medical professionals working in Salisbury District so I’m very confident he’s getting the best professional support that he can.
Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill in Salisbury
“Of course he’s very anxious, he’s very concerned. He did his very best on that night.”
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He said: "Having established that a nerve agent was the cause of the symptoms, leading us to treat this as attempted murder, I can also confirm that
"Our role now
Mr Skripal and his daughter were found on a bench outside the Maltings shopping centre in Salisbury on Sunday.
Police are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area on Sunday afternoon, particularly those who ate at Italian restaurant Zizzi or drank at the Bishop’s Mill pub between 1pm and 4pm.
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Nerve agents, which are chemical weapons, have been used in assassinations and attacks in war zones in recent years.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson noted that the case had "echoes" of the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian dissident who was fatally poisoned in London in 2006, and said the UK would respond "robustly" if it there was state involvement.
The Russian embassy said it was "completely untrue" to suggest the country's special services were involved and criticised
As police confirmed the use of nerve agent, a royal source said Prince William, who is also president of the FA, will not attend the Russian World Cup.