4 people have been stabbed in London’s Covent Garden area and a woman arrested, police say

2026-08-05T13:44:49Z London (AP) — London police said Wednesday that a woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a busy central area popular with visitors. The 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. The injured have been taken to a major trauma center on nearby Endell Street on Wednesday afternoon following the incident. No further update has been given on the extent of their injuries. A London-ambulance-service" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="17492" data-entity-type="organization">London Ambulance Service spokesperson the service treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma center by road. Police 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.