Dawn Sturgess funeral: how mourners will be protected from novichok exposure

Nerve agent victim will be buried without pallbearers after funeral directors take advice from Public Health England

Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley identified as pair exposed to nerve agent
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The funeral of Dawn Sturgess, the 44-year-old mother of three who died of exposure to novichok earlier this month, will take place today, with special measures to protect mourners from coming into contact with the nerve agent.

The funeral directors took advice from Public Health England (PHE) on how to prevent exposure.

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