LONDON 12 Apr (ANA) - Yulia Skripal, the poisoned daughter of Russian ex-spy Sergei, has rejected Russian embassy help "at the moment".

 

The 33-year-old, who was discharged from hospital on Monday, said her father is "still seriously ill".

 

In a statement issued through police, she said she was not yet strong enough to give a full media interview but "no-one speaks for me, or for my father".

 

The Russian embassy said it doubted the statement "really belongs to Yulia" and said it raised new questions.

 

Ms Skripal and her 66-year-old father, who were found slumped on a park bench in Salisbury on 4 March, were exposed to the toxic nerve agent Novichok.

 

Mr Skripal remains at Salisbury District Hospital.

 

In her statement, Ms Skripal said she found herself in "a totally different life than the ordinary one I left just over a month ago".

 

Ms Skripal, who has been taken to a secure location, added: "I have specially-trained officers available to me, who are helping to take care of me and to explain the investigative processes that are being undertaken.

 

"I have access to friends and family, and I have been made aware of my specific contacts at the Russian embassy who have kindly offered me their assistance in any way they can.(ANA)

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