British police are investigating the emergence of a shocking video showing a masked man armed with a crossbow who threatened to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Last Saturday the 19-year-old was arrested for violating the security of Windsor Castle, where the British monarch spent Christmas.
In the material shared by the newspaper The Sun the individual with a crossbow can be seen wearing a black hooded sweater and saying: “I am sorry for what I have done and what I am going to do. I will try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.”. With references to the science fiction saga of Star Wars, the intruder was personified as a Sikh Indian and He proposed revenge for the massacres of Indians committed by British troops in 1919.
Thames Valley Police and Metropolitan Police officers responded to a call for the breach of security on the grounds of Windsor Castle around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. As reported by the authorities in a statement, This is a 19-year-old young man from the city of Southampton, who was arrested on suspicion of raping or invading a protected place and of possessing a weapon for the purpose of attack.
The intruder entered the castle grounds after climbing a spiked fence using a rope ladder to climb the metal barriers of the place. As for the weapon, although crossbows are regarded as lethal weapons in the UK, it is easy to get one as no license or registration is required. The security processes were activated moments after the young man entered the enclosure, although he did not enter any of the buildings inside the castle: he was 500 meters from the queen’s private apartments.
Police said the man is now undergoing a mental health evaluation and remains in custody under the care of medical professionals. This Monday the newspaper The Sun posted the video showing the potential hooded and masked assailant, saying he planned to assassinate the British monarch.
In a distorted voice, the young man spoke of exact revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a massacre that occurred in the city of Amristar in India, on April 13, 1919, when soldiers of the British Indian Army machine-gunned a crowd of unarmed Sikh, Hindu and Muslim men, women and children, gathered to celebrate the solar new year, also known as “harvest festival”.
The British newspaper identified the young man as Jaswant singh chail. He is believed to have posted the video of him posing with a crossbow on Snapchat 24 minutes before gunmen pounced on him on Christmas morning. Jasbir Singh Chail, father of the young manhe told the newspaper Daily mail that he does not know what his son did because he still could not talk to him, although he acknowledged that “something went terribly wrong”.
“We haven’t had a chance to talk to him, but we are trying to get you the help you need“said Chail Singh, adding:” From our perspective, we are going through a difficult time. We are trying to resolve this issue and it is not easy at all. “
In the video, the 19-year-old is heard saying: “Sorry. I am sorry for what I have done and what I will do. I will try to assassinate Elizabeth, the queen of the royal family. This is revenge for those who have died in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. “He also said that it was revenge for those who have been killed, humiliated and discriminated against because of their race and who is the son of a Sikh Indian.
The boy says his name is Darth Jones, referring to the “dark side of the Force” in the Star Wars saga. Behind him hangs a photo of a character from the movie. Although they did not confirm the authenticity of that recording, London police said that “investigators are evaluating the content of a video.”
Attempts to enter Windsor or Buckingham Palace, the queen’s habitual residence, located in the heart of London, they are not unusual. The most spectacular occurred in 1982, when a 30-year-old man, Michael FaganHe managed to get into the queen’s bedroom while in bed. After ten minutes of conversation with the monarch, the authorities stormed the room and apprehended him.
However, the most violent assault occurred in 1981, when the queen was at an event with around 3,500 people in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. As he greeted his supporters, a 17-year-old man shot him with a rifle from the bathroom window of a block of flats near the parade. Identified as Christopher John Lewis, the young man was arrested for possession of weapons and discharge of a weapon on public roads. The queen emerged unscathed from the attack.
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