Four men stabbed in Covent Garden, woman arrested for assault
Four men were stabbed in central London on Wednesday, with police arresting a woman in connection to the attack.
Police responded to reports of a stabbing at Endell Street in Covent Garden at 12:27pm, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
There, they found four men – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – with stab wounds. They were transported to a major trauma centre, according to the London Ambulance Service.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault, police said. Investigators believe the stabbing was mental health-related incident. A pair of scissors were recovered at the scene.
The current condition of the victims has not been released. Police remain at the scene.