Four men injured, one woman arrested, scissors seized
Four men were injured in a stabbing incident in London's Covent Garden involving a woman who was subsequently arrested. Police confirmed the weapon used was a pair of scissors and reiterated that the attack was an isolated mental health incident.
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This report provides additional context to the Covent Garden stabbing, specifically identifying the weapon used and the immediate police response.
— 1:44am , first published 11:59pm
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Share A A A London: A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in London’s Covent Garden, a bustling area in the centre of the capital that is full of attractions and popular with visitors.
The Metropolitan Police said early indications suggest it was a mental health-related incident and that scissors were recovered at the scene. Police said four men aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 were found with stab wounds and a 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
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