Police say the attack on Endell Street was mental health-related; two victims remain hospitalized
Four men stabbed in London's Covent Garden; woman arrested
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Four men were stabbed in London's Covent Garden area on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police. Officers responded to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street at 12:27pm and found four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 52, with stab wounds. A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. Investigators believe the incident was mental health-related.
All four victims were taken to a major trauma centre by road as a priority. Two men are being treated in hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening or life-changing, while the other two have been discharged. An air ambulance landed on Trafalgar Square as part of the response, and a police cordon remains in place on Endell Street. The London Ambulance Service sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer. Police initially reported three people stabbed but later confirmed four.
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Four people stabbed in London’s Covent Garden.
reliability moderate3/7 sourcesThe Metropolitan Police said four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 were found with stab wounds and that a 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
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An air ambulance has landed on Trafalgar Square as part of the response to the incident.
according to The Independent +1All four patients were transported to hospital by road as a priority.
according to The IndependentWoman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – latest.
according to The Guardian - UKInvestigators believe the stabbing was mental health-related incident.
according to The Guardian - UKPhoto: AP A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer.
according to South China Morning Post — WorldA police cordon remains in place on Endell Street where the stabbing happened.
according to Evening Standard +1Two men are being treated in hospital for injuries which are not life-threatening or life-changing and the other two have been discharged.
according to Evening Standard - NewsThe injured have been taken to a major trauma centre on nearby Endell Street on Wednesday afternoon (London time) following the incident.
according to The Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories +1Police previously said that three people had been stabbed in the incident, but in a statement they later confirmed four people were found with stab wounds.
according to The Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories +1
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