‘Knifeman narrowly escaped being shot’

A mentally ill man accused of charging at armed police officers with a kitchen knife at Horse Guards Parade narrowly escaped being shot, a court heard. Prashanth Kandhaiah, 29, was allegedly brandishing a blade when he was confronted by two Ministry of Defence Police officers at around 8.50am on Easter Monday. Kandhaiah tried to stab one of the officers, who fell to the ground, before he was tasered and restrained, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Richard Craven, defending Kandhaiah, said: ‘He…