Key facts
- A 47-year-old woman, Stella Gollovena, has been charged after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden.
- Gollovena faces charges of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
- The four male victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and have been discharged from hospital.
- Police are investigating the incident as mental health-related.
- London's air ambulance attended the scene, but the men were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital by road.
A 47-year-old woman has been charged with multiple offenses after four men were stabbed in London's Covent Garden on Wednesday. Stella Gollovena, who has no fixed address, faces four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. Police were called to Endell Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. where they found the four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 56, with stab wounds. The injured men were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital by road; their injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing, and they have since been discharged. Gollovena was arrested at the scene and is due to appear at Highbury magistrates’ court on Thursday. Authorities are treating the incident as mental health-related.