Salisbury Novichok attack has quit the force because he "can no longer do the job". Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey said on Twitter he "had to admit defeat" and is leaving the force after 18 years, adding the incident in March 2018 "took so much from me".
He was the first person to enter the home of Sergei Skripal after the Russian former double agent and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned on a park bench in the town.
The Wiltshire Police officer was exposed to Novichok after going into the property, where the deadly nerve agent had been smeared on a door handle.In a series of tweets on Saturday afternoon, Mr Bailey said: "After 18 years in the Police Force I've had to admit defeat and accept that I can no longer do the job."I wanted to.
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