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Stella Gollovena Charged Over Endell Street Stabbing

8/7/2026

Summary

Stella Stabs

Police charged Stella Gollovena, 47, with four wounding offences after she stabbed four men on 5 August 2026.
At about 12:30 pm on Endell Street, men 34, 39, 42 and 56 were treated by London Ambulance Service and taken to trauma centre, while a helicopter landed in Trafalgar Square.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram ordered Gollovena’s detention at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on 6 August 2026 pending a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 3 September 2026.

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Police Detain

Chief Superintendent Jason Stewart said the incident was an isolated mental-health-related attack.
Officers recovered scissors and detained a 47-year-old woman for offensive-weapon possession and assault.
Police established a cordon from High Holborn to St Mungo’s homeless centre and lifted it by 3:30 pm.
London’s Air Ambulance landed in Trafalgar Square while ambulances treated four victims before road transfer to hospital.

History

Historical Context

On 22 March 2017 Khalid Masood drove into Westminster Bridge, killed five people—including PC Keith Palmer—and injured dozens before police shot him dead after an 82-second assault. The Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and an air-ambulance coordinated a massive response that treated 48 victims. The August 2026 stabbing of four men by Stella Gollovena triggered a similar cordon and air-ambulance deployment, echoing the 2017 emergency model.

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Stella Stabs

Police charged Stella Gollovena, 47, with four wounding offences after she stabbed four men on 5 August 2026.
At about 12:30 pm on Endell Street, men 34, 39, 42 and 56 were treated by London Ambulance Service and taken to trauma centre, while a helicopter landed in Trafalgar Square.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram ordered Gollovena’s detention at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on 6 August 2026 pending a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 3 September 2026.

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