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Woman, 47, charged after four men stabbed in London's Covent Garden

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 346 words · By Nathan Rennolds
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What to know about Woman, 47, charged after four men stabbed in London's Covent Garden

In a statement, London's Metropolitan Police said it was currently "believed to be a mental health related incident." London's Metropolitan Police arrested a 47-year-old woman after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on Wednesday.

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What happened

In a statement, London's Metropolitan Police said it was currently "believed to be a mental health related incident." London's Metropolitan Police arrested a 47-year-old woman after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on Wednesday.

Why it matters

In a statement, the force said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in the capital's popular shopping district at around 12:30 pm.

Common ground

Four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 56, were found with stab wounds and were taken to hospital, according to the statement.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 56, were found with stab wounds and were taken to hospital”
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There is a contradiction regarding the age of the fourth victim. AOL and Euronews report the ages as 34, 39, 42, and 56, while other sources report them as 34, 39, 42, and 52.
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Claim 2: “An ambulance crew, a paramedic, and an incident response officer responded to the incident along with London’s Air Ambulance”
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Web search results confirm the London Ambulance Service deployed ambulance crews, rapid response paramedics, and the Air Ambulance to the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — London's Air Ambulance Charity is a registered charity that operates a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) dedicated to responding to serious trauma emergencies in and around London. Using a h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London's_Air_Ambulance_Charity
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is an NHS trust responsible for operating ambulances and answering and responding to urgent and emergency medical situations within the London region of En…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. It provides district general hospital services for t…
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Claim 3: “Images published by local media showed an air ambulance helicopter in nearby Trafalgar Square.”
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Claim 4: “A woman, who has been named by police as Stella Gollovena, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault”
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Multiple sources identify the arrested woman as Stella Gollovena and confirm she was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police arrested Stella Gollovena in connection with the alleged attack, with reports stating that a pair of scissors was recovered as the suspected weapon.Stella Gollovena is a 47-year-old woman who h…
https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/who-is-stella-gollovena…
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web search NEUTRAL — A woman, who has been named by police as Stella Gollovena, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault and is in custody.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/woman-arrested…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, the Metr…
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/woman-charge…
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Claim 5: “Gollovena was charged on Thursday with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.”
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BBC News, The Guardian, and other sources confirm Stella Gollovena was charged on Thursday with four counts of wounding with intent to cause GBH and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, the Metr…
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/woman-charge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2md6g7027o
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web search NEUTRAL — Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2md6g7027o
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Claim 6: “officers were called to reports of a stabbing in the capital's popular shopping district at around 12:30 pm.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Metropolitan Police received reports of a stabbing in Covent Garden (specifically Endell Street) at approximately 12:30 pm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bow Street Magistrates' Court (formerly Bow Street Police Court) and Police Station each became one of the most famous magistrates' courts and police stations in England. Over the court's 266-year exi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central squar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covent_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Metropolitan Police in London is long and complex, with many different events taking place between its inception in 1829 and the present day.
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Claim 7: “The police had used tasers to arrest the woman”
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The claim states police used tasers to arrest 'the woman'. However, the only cross-reference mentioning a taser refers to a '45-year-old suspect' (male pronoun 'him'), which contradicts the details of the 47-year-old female suspect in this specific Covent Garden case.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Police, who arrested the 45-year-old suspect after stopping him with a taser gun
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/29/suspect-arrested-af…
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Claim 8: “officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene.”
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Multiple reports confirm that police seized a pair of scissors at the scene of the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene," the spokesperson added. Eyewitnesses spoke to Sky News following the attack, describing the incident as "scary." Police officers work as people gathe…
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904684
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web search NEUTRAL — "Officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene," the police statement added.The incident happened on Endell Street, about a quarter of a mile from London's famous Covent Garden square which is popul…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-08-05/four-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police seized scissors and believe it was 'mental health related incident'."Officers seized a pair of scissors at the scene," they added.
https://news.sky.com/story/covent-garden-stabbing-latest-thr…
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Claim 9: “Police said in an update on Thursday that they had all been discharged from hospital.”
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Euronews and Arab News confirm that the victims were taken to hospital and police updated on Thursday that they had been discharged.
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web search NEUTRAL — The four victims aged 34 to 56 were taken to hospital with stab wounds. Updated 06 August 2026 15:22.LONDON: A 47-year-old woman was charged on Thursday after four men were stabbed in central London w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four men, aged 34, 39, 42, and 56, were found with stab wounds and were taken to hospital, according to the statement. Police said in an update on Thursday that they had all been discharged from hospi…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/woman-arrested…
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web search NEUTRAL — The force confirmed on Thursday that he had now been discharged from hospital. Police said a 42-year-old male suspect boarded a flight out of the country on Tuesday morning. Robinson has not commented…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq682ggrd63o
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Claim 10: “London's Metropolitan Police arrested a 47-year-old woman after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on Wednesday.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Euronews, The Guardian, BBC) confirm that a 47-year-old woman was arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden on a Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bow Street Magistrates' Court (formerly Bow Street Police Court) and Police Station each became one of the most famous magistrates' courts and police stations in England. Over the court's 266-year exi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central squar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covent_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Metropolitan Police in London is long and complex, with many different events taking place between its inception in 1829 and the present day.
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Claim 11: “Endell Street in Covent Garden, where the incident unfolded, was cordoned off with police tape for several hours.”
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While other sources confirm the incident happened on Endell Street, no provided evidence explicitly confirms the detail about the street being cordoned off for 'several hours'.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.