BSS
  03 Feb 2023, 18:21

UK man admits trying to 'injure' Queen Elizabeth II with crossbow in 2021

LONDON, Feb 3, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - A man told a UK court Friday he wanted to "injure" Queen Elizabeth II when he sneaked into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow on Christmas Day in 2021.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, pleaded guilty to three charges -- including an offence under the Treason Act of attempting "to injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second" -- during a hearing at London's Old Bailey court complex.