Crossbow intruder wanted to kill the Queen Elizabeth II, court hears

• Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, of Southampton, appeared in court charged with treason.
• He allegedly entered the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow and declared his intention to kill the monarch.
• The unemployed former supermarket employee is accused of threatening to kill and possessing an offensive weapon.

A man appeared in court after allegedly entering the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow and declaring his intention to kill Queen Elizabeth II.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, of Southampton in southern England, appeared in court earlier this month after being charged with treason.

He appeared in court via video link from Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital, confirming his identity and location.

The prosecution told the court that Chail was detained early on Christmas Day last year on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the monarch was staying.

Chail approached the Queen’s apartments while wearing a hood and mask and carrying a loaded crossbow with the safety catch removed, according to prosecutor Kathryn Selby.

Chail allegedly stated to a protection officer: “I am here to kill the Queen.”

Under the 180-year-old Treason Act, the most serious charge he faces is “intent… to injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or to alarm her Majesty”.

In the most recent such case, Briton Marcus Sarjeant was sentenced to five years in prison in 1981 after admitting to firing blank shots at the monarch while she was on parade.

Chail is also accused of threatening to kill and possessing an offensive weapon.

Please do not allow the unemployed former supermarket employee to enter.

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