LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago

A WOMAN HAS been arrested after four men were stabbed in the Covent Garden area of central London.

Shortly before 12.30pm, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden.

Four men – aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 – were found with stab wounds and were assessed at the scene by paramedics before being taken to a major trauma centre.

Two of the men remain in hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. The other two victims have been discharged.

A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.

She remains in police custody.

The Metropolitan Police in Camden have said that while the investigation is at an early stage, the incident is believed to be mental health related. Police added that officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene.

Police remain in the area, with a cordon in place on Endell Street and the surrounding areas in Covent Garden.

Meanwhile, London Ambulance Service said it sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.

It also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

In a statement, it said: “We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road.”

Met Police chief superintendent Jason Stewart, who leads policing in the area, said: “Officers responded within minutes of this incident after receiving a number of reports.

“While still at an early stage of the investigation, we would like to reassure the community that we currently believe this to be an isolated, mental-health related incident.

“A visible police presence will remain in the area while evidence is gathered at the scene and we thank the public for their understanding.”