Man Who Was ‘Encouraged’ by AI to Assassinate Queen With Crossbow Gets 9 Years

A judge sentenced a man who scaled a wall into the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill the Queen to nine years in custody.

Jaswail Singh Chail (L), who had been wearing a mask (R), after his arrest in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Dec. 25, 2021. Metropolitan Police

A judge has ruled a man who climbed a wall into the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow intent on killing Queen Elizabeth II was mentally ill at the time and has sentenced him to nine years in custody.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was detained in the castle grounds on Christmas Day 2021 while the Queen was in residence. As he was confronted by armed police he shouted, “I’m here to kill the Queen.”