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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

‘Assassin’ who threatened to kill late Queen with crossbow at Windsor ‘inspired by Star Wars and AI chatbot’

Metropolitan Police

A self-styled “assassin” caught with a crossbow on the grounds of Windsor Castle was partly inspired to attack the late Queen by the Star Wars films, a court has heard.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, had described himself in a sinister video as a “Sith” and “Darth Jones” – after characters in the films – and confided his murderous plan to an Artificial Intelligence companion, a court heard.

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