A man who was arrested with a crossbow at Queen Elizabeth II’s residence at Windsor Castle last Christmas said during his arrest: “I’m here to kill Queen“, the British court said today.

The court was told that 20-year-old Jaswand Singh Chail, who has been charged under the British Treason Act, appeared on the grounds of Windsor Castle wearing a hood and mask. The cop said he looked like a movie character.

At the time of the incident on December 25, the queen was in the castle with her son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and other close family members.

Following an investigation by the Anti-Terrorism Agency, Childe was charged with threatening to kill, possession of an offensive weapon, and a felony under section 2 of the Treason Act of 1842.

This section details the punishment for someone who “shoots or aims a firearm, shoots or uses offensive materials or weapons with the intent to injure or frighten Her Majesty.”

During a hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Child, who hails from Southampton in southern England, said he wanted revenge on the establishment.

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}