Student refuses to attend court over knife-in-shoe outside palace

A Sheffield university student accused of trying to sneak a knife into Buckingham Palace has refused to attend court to be assessed by a mental health team. (Tue). Hang Zhang, 25, claimed he was at risk from Chinese government officials after palace security discovered a folding knife in one of his shoes near the Royal Mews entrance on 12 August. Zhang was accused of making ‘a threat to kill another person, namely The Queen’ when he was taken to Belgravia…