A MAN has been charged with treason after allegedly storming into Windsor castle on Christmas Day. Met Police have revealed Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, has been charged with intending to injure or ala…
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, appeared remotely at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where he spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. He has been in Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital, in Berkshire, since his arrest.
Prosecutor Kathryn Selby told the court a protection officer, who was guarding a gate inside the grounds of Windsor Castle - in an area not usually open to the public - saw Mr Chail approach him slowly on Christmas morning.
He to have pulled out his taser when he realised Mr Chail had a loaded crossbow with him and told him to drop to his knees, the court heard.
Mr Chail is alleged to have said to him "I'm here to kill the Queen."
Mr Chail wasn't asked to enter any pleas, but was remanded in custody at Broadmoor Hospital before the case is sent to the Old Bailey on the 14th September.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, admitted to a charge under the Treason Act of intending to "injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or to alarm her Majesty".
He also pleaded guilty to making threats to kill and possessing an offensive weapon.
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