An alleged “knifeman” tasered outside the Palace of Westminster will be transferred to hospital for a further assessment of his mental health, a court heard.
Eniola Mustafa Aminu, 27, was arrested by armed police outside the Carriage Gates on Friday on suspicion of carrying a knife.
The arrest happened just yards from the spot where PC Keith Palmer was stabbed to death in the Westminster terror attack in March.
Anti-terror police initially launched an investigation into the incident and said they were remaining “open-minded”.
When he appeared in court on Monday Aminu was charged with possession of an offensive weapon and assault on a constable in the execution of his duty.
The Metropolitan Police said Aminu had undergone a "mental health assessment", before a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he appeared in the dock wearing a grey tracksuit.
His solicitor, Ilse Gifford, said her client was not fit to enter a plea and Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot adjourned the case until July 18.
The district judge added: "I have had a report and I am going to remand you in custody for 28 days.
"You are going to go to the healthcare wing in the prison, then you are going to be transferred to a hospital to be assessed there and treated, as I understand."