Stabbing Covent Garden- Woman arrested after four men stabbed

Police on scene in Covent Garden this afternoon <i>(Image: NQ Staff)</i>
Police on scene in Covent Garden this afternoon (Image: NQ Staff)
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A woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden, central London.

Emergency services were called to Endell Street this afternoon (August 5).

The Metropolitan Police said the victims, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52, were all found at the scene with stab wounds.

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.

She remains in police custody.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent an ambulance crew, a 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."

No further update has been given on the extent of their injuries.

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