Woman arrested after three people stabbed in Covent Garden

Woman arrested after four people stabbed in Covent Garden The Metropolitan Police confirmed four people were stabbed - Bookmark A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden in central London, the Metropolitan Police said. The London Ambulance Service attended the scene after being called at 12.29pm today to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street. Four people were taken to a major trauma centre following the stabbing. London’s Air Ambulance landed in the middle of a busy Trafalgar Square to respond to the incident. The Metropolitan Police said four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 were found with stab wounds. No further update has been given on the extent of their injuries. A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault, the force added. She was taken to custody where she remains. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12:29pm today (5 August) to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, WC2H. “We sent an ambulance crew, paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. “We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road”. More follows on this breaking news story. Subscribe here to get the latest updates from The Independent...