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London: Stormed the Queen's coffin - man has to go to psychiatric hospital

2022-12-08T19:22:01.598Z


He wanted to know if the Queen was really dead: This is how a man explained why he ran towards the coffin of the late British Queen in London. A court declared him unfit to stand trial.


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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall in September


Photo: Christian Charisius / dpa

After the turbulent incident at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in the Westminster Hall of the British Parliament in London, a 28-year-old has to go to a psychiatric ward.

The man ran towards the coffin of the late Queen during the public laying-out.

A court in London certified the man delusional.

Two doctors had previously certified that the man suffered from a mental disorder and was unable to stand trial.

Live broadcast suspended

The accused was arrested at Westminster Hall on the evening of September 16 after exiting the line of mourners and rushing towards the closed coffin.

He was able to touch the state flag covering the coffin before two security guards yanked him to the ground.

When he was led away, the man told an officer he wanted to see if the Queen was really dead.

Live television broadcast was suspended during the incident.

The Queen died on September 8th at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

After funeral services in the northernmost part of Britain, her coffin was taken to London and laid out there for several days from September 14 in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the British Parliament.

An estimated 250,000 people paid their last respects there.

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Source: spiegel

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