Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Woman Arrested After Four Men Stabbed in London's Covent Garden
On Wednesday afternoon, something happened in London in a busy, tourist-friendly neighbourhood called Covent Garden.
Four men were hurt with a sharp object on a street called Endell Street.
The men were 34, 39, 42, and 52 years old.
Police arrested a 47-year-old woman.
Officers found a pair of scissors at the place where it happened.
Police think the incident may be connected to mental health.
Ambulance workers treated all four men right at the scene and took them to a special hospital called a major trauma centre.
Two of the men were allowed to go home within a few hours, and the other two stayed in hospital but their injuries were not believed to be very serious.
Police first said three people were hurt, but later they confirmed it was four.
Four men aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 were stabbed on Endell Street, near London's Covent Garden, shortly before 12:30 pm on Wednesday.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault and remained in custody Wednesday afternoon.
Police seized a pair of scissors at the scene and said early indications suggest it was an isolated 'mental health related incident.'
All four victims were treated at the scene and taken by road to a major trauma centre; two were discharged within hours and two remained with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Witnesses said officers used tasers to arrest a woman they knew as a homeless person who frequented the area, though police did not confirm the use of tasers.
- Who
- A 47-year-old woman was arrested; the four victims were men aged 34, 39, 42 and 52.
- What
- Four men were stabbed on Endell Street near Covent Garden; the woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault, and a pair of scissors was seized.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon, August 5, shortly before 12:30 pm local time (1130 GMT).
- Where
- Endell Street, about a quarter of a mile from Covent Garden in central London.
- Why
- Police said early indications suggest it was an isolated 'mental health related incident.'
- Location
- Endell Street, about a quarter of a mile from Covent Garden, London
- Date and time
- Wednesday, August 5, shortly before 12:30 pm local time (1130 GMT)
- Victims
- Four men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52
- Suspect
- 47-year-old woman
- Arrest grounds
- Possession of an offensive weapon and assault
- Weapon seized
- A pair of scissors
- Police assessment
- Suspected isolated mental health related incident
- Medical outcome
- Two victims discharged within hours; two remained with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing
