Woman charged after four stabbed outside theatre in London’s Covent Garden as vid showed cops ending horror rampage

Woman charged after four stabbed outside theatre in London’s Covent Garden as vid showed cops ending horror rampage

A 47-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged after four people were stabbed in a horror broad daylight rampage in Covent Garden. The victims were rushed to a major trauma centre following the attack in central London on Wednesday afternoon. A woman has been charged after four people were attacked in Covent Garden on Wednesday The Met Police confirmed she has been remanded in custody Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, has now been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. The Met Police confirmed that the 47-year-old has been remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court this afternoon. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The Met previously said the stabbing is believed to have been an “isolated” and “mental health-related incident” and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene. After being treated at the scene, the victims – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – were rushed to hospital “as a priority”. Their injuries were all assessed as neither non-life-threatening nor life-changing and they have since been discharged. Dramatic footage taken at the scene showed cops armed with tasers in a tense stand-off with the woman. Four people were stabbed in a horror broad daylight rampage at Covent GardenCredit: Alamy Live News The victims were rushed to hospital and two of them have since been dischargedCredit: Alamy Live News Officers were seen talking with her on the junction between Short’s Gardens and Neal Street as she appears to hold an unknown item in her hand. They then tackle her to the ground and appear to restrain her as terrified bystanders kept their distance. Most read in The Sun It is understood that a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene. Pictures showed an Air Ambulance helicopter landing in a packed Trafalgar Square as shocked tourists watched on. The force previously said: “At around 12:27hrs on Wednesday, police were called to reports of stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden. “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.”

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