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| Buckingham Palace trespasser pleads guilty | |
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| A convicted murderer scaled the perimeter wall of Buckingham Palace before “admiring” the gardens for 10 minutes, a court has heard. | A convicted murderer scaled the perimeter wall of Buckingham Palace before “admiring” the gardens for 10 minutes, a court has heard. |
| Dennis Hennessy, of Wembley, north-west London, set off the alarm and cut his right hand as he climbed over the top of the wall, which is up to 3 metres high. He then walked around for about 10 minutes, heading towards the palace, where the Queen was in residence with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York, before being arrested by armed police. | Dennis Hennessy, of Wembley, north-west London, set off the alarm and cut his right hand as he climbed over the top of the wall, which is up to 3 metres high. He then walked around for about 10 minutes, heading towards the palace, where the Queen was in residence with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York, before being arrested by armed police. |
| As he was detained, he repeatedly asked: “Is ma’am in?”, the prosecutor Tom Nicholson told westminster magistrates court. | As he was detained, he repeatedly asked: “Is ma’am in?”, the prosecutor Tom Nicholson told westminster magistrates court. |
| During his police interview, Hennessy told officers he had “walked through the gardens admiring the view”. | During his police interview, Hennessy told officers he had “walked through the gardens admiring the view”. |
| The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of trespass on a protected site and one count of criminal damage. | The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of trespass on a protected site and one count of criminal damage. |
| The court heard he was on licence after being convicted of the murder of a homeless man in 1992. | The court heard he was on licence after being convicted of the murder of a homeless man in 1992. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |