Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei, who could have permanent brain damage, are in intensive careThe daughter of a former Russian spy is understood to have briefly come round in hospital after they were targeted in the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. Yulia Skripal, 33, is thought to have regained consciousness soon after being admitted to Salisbury district hospital on March 4 before slipping back into a coma. Her father, Sergei, 66, remains unconscious and unable to communicate. The father and daughter, who are being heavily sedated, may have permanent brain damage, according to evidence given at a closed-door court hearing this week that was made public yesterday. Mr Justice Williams said that it was possible their conditions could rapidly deteriorate as he granted permission for doctors to take blood samples for testing by international chemical weapons inspectors.

Source: The Times March 23, 2018 00:00 UTC