Litvinenko suspect wanted to be a porn star, inquiry told

One of the men suspected of murdering poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko wanted to be a “porno star” and had no links to the gas and oil industry as he claimed, an inquiry has heard.

Dmitri Kovtun struggled with a drink problem and worked as a waiter and pot washer in restaurants in Germany before he reunited with his childhood friend, former KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi, in Russia in June 2006, his former wives said in police interviews read to the Royal Courts of Justice.

Both men are prime suspects in the murder of Mr Litvinenko, 43, who died nearly three weeks after he consumed tea laced with polonium-210 on November 1, 2006 at the Millennium Hotel in London’s Grosvenor Square. They deny any involvement and remain in Russia.