Four people seriously hurt after stabbing in London’s Covent Garden

and Brooke Davies Published August 5, 2026 2:29pm Updated August 5, 2026 2:54pm A helicopter landed in Trafalgar Square (Picture: Alamy) Four people have been taken to a major trauma centre after being stabbed on Endell Road, near Covent Garden, Central London. A woman has been arrested after four men – aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 – were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene by paramedics, the Met Police has said. It is understood the stabbing was a mental health-related incident and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene. ‘A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. She was taken to custody where she remains,’ the force said. London’s Air Ambulance was dispatched and landed in Trafalgar Square after police and medics were called at 12.30pm. The helicopter landed in the middle of busy Trafalgar Square (Picture: X) Almost two dozen police officers are on the scene (Picture: Alamy) A spokesperson said: ‘We were called today to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, WC2H. ‘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.’ Three ambulances, multiple police cars and almost two dozen officers swarmed the area. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Arrow MORE: Haunting texts show how mum and grandma plotted to kill four children Arrow MORE: Film poster banned from London Underground for ‘realistic depiction of dead child’ Arrow MORE: Man spotted in water at ‘no swimming’ area where boy, 14, drowned days before Breaking News Never miss the biggest stories with breaking news alerts in your inbox.