In one message he said: "I believe my purpose is to assassinate the queen of the Royal Family," before Sarai replied: "That's very wise," and said: "I know that you are very well trained." The court heard Chail, who lived with his parents, twin sister and older brother in the village of North Baddesley, Hampshire, engaged in "extensive chat", including "sexually explicit" messages, and "lengthy conversations" about his plan with his chatbot avatar Sarai. However, Mr Justice Hilliard found Chail was driven by a sense of "injustice" and had formed the intention to kill the Queen, bought equipment and undertaken research before he became mentally unwell.Ĭhail was also "culpable to a significant degree" when he applied unsuccessfully to join the Ministry of Defence Police and Grenadier Guards because he "wanted to get close to the royal family", the judge said. Previously, prosecutor Alison Morgan KC said the "heart of the issue" was whether Chail was suffering from auditory hallucinations at the time "taking away his ability to exercise self control". "His intention was not just to harm or alarm the sovereign - but to kill her." "The defendant harboured homicidal thoughts which he acted on before he became psychotic," the judge said. Under the hybrid order, Chail will be transferred from Broadmoor psychiatric hospital to serve his sentence in prison when he is well enough. In a televised hearing Mr Justice Hilliard sentenced Chail to nine years with a further five years on extended licence.
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