The man arrested on Saturday after infiltrating the grounds of Windsor Castle with a crossbow, Elizabeth II’s residence west of London, said in a video that she wanted to “assassinate the queen,” according to the British tabloid. The Sun.
The man of 19 years lives in Southampton, in the south of England, and was taken into custody around Saturday after the compound’s alarms went off.
Elizabeth II, 95 years old, spent the Christmas holidays in the castillo de Windsor, on the outskirts of London, which is now his primary residence. On Sunday, police said the man had been admitted to a psychiatric facility.
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The newspaper The Sun published images of a video allegedly disclosed in the Snapchat account of the suspect minutes before he entered the compound.
In the video, the individual is seen with a crossbow and dressed in a black hooded sweater. Behind a white mask he is heard saying: “I am sorry for what I have done and what I am going to do. I will try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.”
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With apparent references to the saga of Star Wars, introduces himself as a Sikh Indian and says he seeks “revenge” for a massacre committed in 1919 by British troops against protesters in India. Although they did not confirm the authenticity of that recording, London police said that “investigators are evaluating the content of a video.”
The attempts to enter Windsor or Buckingham PalaceThe Queen’s habitual residence, located in the heart of London, are not unusual. The most spectacular occurred in 1982, when a 30-year-old Michael Fagan managed to get into the Queen’s bedroom while in bed.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com