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The man who broke into Windsor Castle and threatened to kill Elizabeth II, guilty of treason

MADRID, 3 Feb.

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The man who broke into Windsor Castle and threatened to kill Elizabeth II, guilty of treason

MADRID, 3 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

A man who broke into Windsor Castle with a gun on Christmas Day 2021 and threatened to kill then-Queen Elizabeth II has pleaded guilty to three counts, including treason, in what will be his first conviction for this crime in the United Kingdom since 1981.

"I'm here to kill the queen," the assailant, Jaswant Singh Chail, told the policeman who intercepted him after he entered the Royal House armed with a crossbow. Isabel II was in these dependencies, where she spent the worst moments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chail, 21, has also admitted to the authorities making the threats and being in possession of the weapon. He has appeared in court via video link as he is currently in hospital, the BBC reports.

The defendant crossed the perimeter of the castle using a rope and was located by an agent who, in a first contact, asked him if he could "help" him. It was then that Chail proclaimed his attempted regicide, which he repeated already kneeling and with his hands on his head, offering no resistance.

Subsequent examinations found that the crossbow was loaded and the safety off.

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