06 August 2026 , 17:16
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A woman has been charged after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden.
Stella Gollovena, 47, is charged with four counts of GBH with intent and one of possessing an offensive weapon over the incident on Endell Street yesterday afternoon.
She has been remanded in custody and is due at Highbury Magistrates’ Court later today.
In an update, the Met said all four victims, aged 34, 39, 42, and 56, suffered injuries that are neither life-threatening nor life-changing and have now been discharged from hospital.
A barber who works in the busy tourist area told Metro he intervened in the attack after one of the wounded victims staggered into his shop.
The witness, who asked not to be named, said: ‘I work in the barbers and a man came in with a stab in the back.
‘We helped him with a tissue on the wound. Then the woman came down the road, so I ran out of the shop and grabbed her. Then another lady helped and the police came.’
Another barber at the 2 Chairs Grooming Room said: ‘He had a back injury, we helped him and did our best. The injury didn’t look that serious but he was in shock. The woman came down the road after. Before a man ran over to stop her, he was a real hero.’
Large crowds were seen gathering near Trafalgar Square and watching as police responded to the scene.
The four victims were taken to a major trauma center for treatment.
A Met spokesperson said: ‘Four men – aged 34, 39, 42 and 56 – were found with stab wounds and taken to hospital.
‘Their injuries were all assessed as neither non-life-threatening nor life-changing and they have since been discharged.
‘Police arrested a 47-year-old woman at the scene, after responding to the incident within minutes.’
Three ambulances, multiple police cars and almost two dozen officers swarmed the area.
Covent Garden welcomes more than 40 million visitors each year, both UK residents and tourists from abroad.
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