Four people stabbed in Covent Garden as woman arrested

A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden in central London, according to the Metropolitan Police. An air ambulance has landed on Trafalgar Square as part of the response to the incident.A police cordon remains in place on Endell Street where the stabbing happened.The Metropolitan Police said four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 were found with stab wounds, though the extent of their injuries is not yet clear.A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault, the force added.She remains in police custody.It is understood the stabbing was a mental health-related incident and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene.Read MoreLarge numbers of police officers and medical personnel remain in the area.Police officers at the scene in Covent Garden PAA 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”.A Met Police spokesperson said: “At around 12.27pm on Wednesday August 5, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden.Emergency services near the scene on Endell Street PA“Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.“Four men – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene by paramedics. They have since been taken to hospital and we await an update on their injuries.“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.“Police remain in the area, with a scene in place on Endell Street and the surrounding areas in Covent Garden.“Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD3449/05AUG.”