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Stars Wars fan who aimed to kill late Queen exchanged sex talk with AI chat bot

Jaswant Singh Chail was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow on Christmas Day 2021.

The Independent UK

Star Wars inspired 'assassin' confided in AI girlfriend over crossbow plot to kill Queen

The late Queen was at home in Windsor Castle on Christmas Day when Jaswant Singh Chail scaled a wall with a nylon rope ladder and a loaded crossbow. He told police “I’m here to kill the Queen"

Daily Mirror

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

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, who called himself after characters in the franchise, was arrested in royal residence grounds with powerful weapon

The Independent UK

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Self-styled ‘assassin’ inspired by Star Wars to attack late Queen, court hears

In February, Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Treason Act.

The Independent UK

Teen who plotted to murder Queen at Windsor Castle with crossbow ‘encouraged by AI’

Jaswant Singh Chail plotted to murder Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle with a crossbow. He was inspired by Star Wars and Sith Lords, and an AI chatbot

Evening Standard

Appeal judges reject bid to increase jail term of man who murdered colleague

Ross McCullam, 30, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 23 years in December for killing Megan Newborough, 23.

The Independent UK

Court hears of ‘potentially catastrophic’ impact of Berlin embassy spy

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC read out a series of statements about the harm security guard David Smith had caused.

The Independent UK

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Security guard filmed images of colleagues’ families inside embassy, court told

David Smith has admitted sending classified documents to the Russian Embassy anonymously in May and November 2020.

The Independent UK

British embassy guard ‘endangered colleagues when spying for Russia as Ukraine war loomed’

At the Old Bailey David Ballantyne Smith faced claims he had put embassy staff “in danger”

Evening Standard

Berlin spy caught on camera during fake Russian agent sting op

David Ballantyne Smith has pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act.

The Independent UK

Berlin Embassy spy ‘hedged bets’ during sting op with fake Russian officer

David Ballantyne Smith began collecting secret information from the embassy where he worked as a security guard some four years before his arrest.

The Independent UK

UK embassy worker accused of spying had pro-Putin views, court told

Old Bailey hears legal argument about motivation of David Ballantyne Smith who has admitted eight charges

The Guardian - UK

Fake Russians snared Berlin Embassy spy in sting op, court told

He is alleged to have received substantial sums of money in exchange for sensitive information from the embassy in Germany.

The Independent UK

Berlin Embassy spy was caught in undercover operation, court hears

Briton David Ballantyne Smith, 58, was driven by an intense hatred for his own country and by pro-Putin views, the Old Bailey was told.

The Independent UK

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