Four people were stabbed in London’s Covent Garden district on Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police, who said the attack is “believed to be a mental health-related incident.”
A 47-year-old female suspect was arrested at the scene and charged with possession of an offensive weapon and assault, police added.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told Sky News that the stabbing, which occured on London’s Endell Street, was first reported to police at around 12:27 p.m. local time.
"Officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene," the spokesperson added.
The victims, all men aged 34-52, have been transported to a hospital, Sky News reported, citing the London Ambulance Service.
“We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer,” the spokesperson told Sky News. “We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.”
