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Salisbury Novichok-poisoned officer Nick Bailey quits
Source: BBC
Salisbury Novichok-poisoned officer Nick Bailey quits
17 October 2020
A police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack has quit because he "can no longer do the job".
Det Sgt Nick Bailey was contaminated with the nerve agent at the home of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the targets of the poisoning operation.
After returning to duty last year, he said the aftermath took "so much from me" and "I [have] had to admit defeat".
He worked for the police for 18 years and said he was "so sad" after wanting to be an officer since his teens.
Angus Macpherson, police and crime commissioner for Wiltshire, where Det Sgt Bailey worked, said throughout his career the officer has symbolised "dedication and a sense of public duty".
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17 October 2020
A police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack has quit because he "can no longer do the job".
Det Sgt Nick Bailey was contaminated with the nerve agent at the home of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the targets of the poisoning operation.
After returning to duty last year, he said the aftermath took "so much from me" and "I [have] had to admit defeat".
He worked for the police for 18 years and said he was "so sad" after wanting to be an officer since his teens.
Angus Macpherson, police and crime commissioner for Wiltshire, where Det Sgt Bailey worked, said throughout his career the officer has symbolised "dedication and a sense of public duty".
Link to tweet
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-54582981
