The person arrested for allegedly bum-rushing Queen Elizabeth II’s casket was reportedly checking to see if she was alive. The bombshell got here out whereas the accused perpetrator, Muhammad Khan, appeared in court docket.
“On the time once you have been in Westminster, you didn’t settle for that the queen was useless and that was the rationale you have been shifting in direction of the coffin to fulfill your self that she was,” Choose Michael Snow advised the defendant in the course of the wild listening to, per the BBC.
He was addressing the stunning incident that occurred Friday evening after the 28-year-old defendant allegedly tried to seize the flag draped over the monarch’s casket as she lay in state at Westminster Corridor. Khan had been amongst about 250,000 individuals who shuffled by the constructing between Wednesday and Monday to go to the deceased after ready for hours alongside the banks of the River Thames, the Guardian reported.
“The defendant had reached Westminster Corridor. He was then seen by officers, who have been current, to strategy the coffin,” prosecutor Luke Staton mentioned describing the scene. “He stepped off the carpet within the course of the catafalque, then grabbed maintain of the Royal Commonplace flag draped over the coffin with each of his arms.”
A stay tv feed confirmed the defendant darting out of line and climbing up the steps to the catafalque earlier than touching the late monarch’s coffin.
The London native was subsequently detained, arrested and interviewed by police. It was then that he reportedly revealed that he believed Queen Elizabeth — who died on Sept. 8, 2022 — was nonetheless alive, the court docket heard.
“The defendant did categorical the concept that the queen just isn't useless and that he approached the coffin as a result of he wished to test for himself,” declared Staton. “He did say, previous to the state funeral, he was planning on going to the funeral.”
As well as, Khan had deliberate to put in writing to the Royal Household, and if they didn't reply, he was going to go to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Fortress and Balmoral “to attempt to make contact” with Her Majesty. When requested what number of instances he’d tried this mission, the Londoner replied, “So long as I'm dwelling.”
Khan had been charged with habits meaning to trigger alarm, harassment or misery. Nonetheless, he was subsequently set free on bail on the situation that he stays in a mental-health hospital till his subsequent court docket look on Oct. 18, the BBC reported.
Regardless of this, the defendant was declared unfit to take part within the authorized proceedings after docs decided that he had been experiencing delusions.
“He's delusional nonetheless and thinks the queen just isn't useless,” declared Choose Snow. “[He] thinks King Charles has one thing to do with it and will go to Windsor Fortress to pay his respects, but in addition as a result of he nonetheless thinks she is alive.”
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