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Following his crime Jaswant Singh Chail stands charged with, “intending to injure or alarm the Queen under the little-used Treason Act after he was arrested on Christmas Day last year.”
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The 20-year-old hails from Southampton and now has the distinction of being the first person in more than 40 years to be charged with offences under the 1842 legislation. According to MSN, “He is also charged with making threats to kill and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, namely a crossbow.”
The last person to be convicted under the separate and more serious 1351 Treason Act was William Joyce. Joyce was also known as Lord Haw-Haw. His crime was the serious offence of collaborating with Germany during the Second World War.
The defendant was not in court when the charges were read. Instead, on Wednesday he appeared via video link appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court from Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital.
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The defendant was dressed in a black jacket and black T-shirt and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.
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According to prosecutor Kathryn Selby, Singh was seen on the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas morning, wearing a hood and mask. The defendant allegedly approached a police officer stationed near the castle and said: “I am here to kill the Queen.”
He reportedly had on his person a crossbow loaded with a bolt, ready to fire.
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The weapon was described as a Supersonic X-Bow weapon, capable of causing “serious or fatal injuries” according to the prosecutor.
She added that the charges are not being treated as a “terrorism offence” despite being handled but by the Counter-Terrorism Division.
When the defendant went on his mission, Queen Elizabeth was at Windsor rather than her usual holiday residence, Sandringham. each year the queen and her family retreat to her Scottish estate to enjoy Christmas and attend church services in the area.
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