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Woman Arrested After Stabbing Four Men in Covent Garden

8/6/2026

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Police arrested a 47-year-old woman after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on 5 August 2026.
All four victims, aged 34-52, were taken to a trauma centre, two discharged and the other two sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
London Ambulance Service logged the 12:29 p.m. call and sent an ambulance crew and an air ambulance.
Officers recovered scissors and said early signs point to a mental-health-related incident, describing the probe as early-stage and isolated.

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Police arrested a 47-year-old woman after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on 5 August 2026.
All four victims, aged 34-52, were taken to a trauma centre, two discharged and the other two sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
London Ambulance Service logged the 12:29 p.m. call and sent an ambulance crew and an air ambulance.
Officers recovered scissors and said early signs point to a mental-health-related incident, describing the probe as early-stage and isolated.