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British national Jaswant Singh Chail pleaded guilty on Friday to treason for his 2021 attempt to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II. Chail was caught on the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day armed with a crossbow. He told authorities that he was there to kill the Queen and said that it was revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in British India in a Snapchat video he posted just before entering the castle.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry for what I‘ve done and what I will do. I will attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, queen of the royal family.” Chail said.
The Hampshire, England resident will appear in court on March 31 as the first person in the U.K. to be convicted of treason in more than 40 years. He pleaded guilty to possession of a deadly weapon and threats to murder the Queen. Chail is currently at a high-security psychiatric hospital receiving treatment.
What happened?
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, from Southampton, in the dock at the Old Bailey in London during a hearing at the court, Friday, Feb., 3, 2023.
Elizabeth Cook–PA/AP
One the day of the break-in, Chail scaled the castle with a rope ladder and wandered the grounds for about two hours before a royal officer found him near the…
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