Chorrie Thompson, 46, had 32 previous convictions before he was detained at Buckingham Palace while carrying a lock knife having followed a car through an open gate
An intruder who told Buckingham Palace guards he was trying to find a toilet when caught trespassing with a Stanley knife has been jailed for six months.
Convicted burglar Chorrie Thompson, 46, was detained by security at the Palace after sneaking through an open gate as a vehicle entered, a court heard today.
When he was confronted by staff, Thompson - who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia - became agitated and threw papers on the ground before being detained.
Chorrie Thompson, 46, had 32 previous convictions before he was detained at Buckingham Palace while carrying a lock knife having followed a car through an open gate.