Man charged under Treason Act after crossbow incident at Windsor Castle
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#622Q9)
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, was arrested while carrying weapon in grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day
A man has been charged under the UK Treason Act after he was arrested while carrying a crossbow in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
Scotland Yard said Jaswant Singh Chail, from Southampton, has been charged with an offence under section 2 of the Treason Act 1842, which is discharging or aiming firearms, or throwing or using any offensive matter or weapon, with intent to injure or alarm Her Majesty".
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