The incident outside the Prime Minister's residence sparked fears of a terror attack.
Kneller, who has ADHD and autism, was suffering from a ‘mental health breakdown’ at the time of the incident, the court heard.
In mitigation, his barrister Charles Hannaford said: ‘This is not an individual who has thought through the consequences of their actions and how they would affect another individual.’Sentencing, Judge Christopher Hehir described the incident as an ‘attack on democracy’ and said there was a ‘real risk of serious injury or death’ to police and members of the public.
‘You chose to launch a violent attack on a place which is a government location and in many ways a symbol of democracy,’ he told Kneller.Of the child abuse images found, the judge added: ‘You are not guilty of any contact abuse of children, but if it was not for people like you who consume these images, the abuse in question would most likely not take place.
He was also disqualified from driving for 18 months and banned from using the phone and car involved in the offences.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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