Four hospitalised after reports of stabbing

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52, were taken to hospital after emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing in Endell Street at about 12:30 BST.

In a statement, London Ambulance Service said: "We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road."

The woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. The Met said it was believed to have been a mental health-related incident and that a pair of scissors had been recovered at the scene.

The men were stabbed on Endell Street near Covent Garden [PA Media]

Crowds looked on as London Air Ambulance landed in nearby Trafalgar Square as part of the emergency service response but the victims were all transported to hospital by road.

A police cordon remains in place [PA Media]

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