He shouted ‘Shoot me.’ MoD officers almost did

A suicidal knifeman came within seconds of being gunned down by MoD officers when he ran into Horse Guards Parade and attempted to stab one of them, a court heard. Prashanth Kandhaiah, 30, was brandishing a kitchen knife when he was confronted by two officers at the ceremonial parade ground in St James Park at around 8.50am on Easter Monday 18 April. Prosecutor Sukhwinder Dhadda told the jury: ‘He had asked the officers to shoot him. He specifically said: “Shoot…