A knifeman who charged at an armed police officer in Horse Guards Parade has been cleared of trying to stab him after telling a jury he only wanted to be shot dead.
Prashanth Kandhaiah, 30, sprinted towards Ministry of Defence Pcs Ravinder Digpaul and Ryan Pariso in the tiltyard of the parade ground, off Whitehall, central London, brandishing a five-inch kitchen knife.
