THIS is the moment a woman was arrested by taser-wielding cops after four men were stabbed in a horror broad daylight rampage at Covent Garden.
The victims were rushed to a major trauma centre following the attack in central London this afternoon.
Pictures showed an Air Ambulance helicopter landing in a packed Trafalgar Square with the incident believed to be “isolated ” and “mental health related”, according to cops.
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed crews were scrambled to the area shortly after midday as shocked tourists watched on.
Dramatic footage taken at the scene showed cops armed with tasers in a tense stand-off with a woman.
Officers were seen talking with her on the junction between Short’s Gardens and Neal Street.
They then tackle her to the ground and appear to restrain her as terrified bystanders kept their distance.
After being treated at the scene, the victims – aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 – were then rushed to hospital “as a priority”.
Two remain in hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life changing but the other two victims have since been discharged, emergency services said.
A 47-year-old woman has since been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
She was taken to custody while officers cordoned off a huge stretch on Endell Street, with an array of police cars parked along the road.
It is understood the stabbing was a mental health-related incident and a pair of scissors were recovered at the scene.
The Met Police said: “At around 12:27hrs on Wednesday, police were called to reports of stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden.
“Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
“Four men – aged 34, 39, 42, and 52 – were found with stab wounds and assessed at the scene by paramedics.
“They have since been taken to hospital and we await an update on their injuries.
“A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault.
“She was taken to custody where she remains.
“Police remain in the area, with a scene in place on Endell Street and the surrounding areas in Covent Garden.”
A horrified witness at the Craft Beer Co claimed a woman approached members of the public outside a nearby theatre.
They told LBC she then she stabbed two men in the back, ran down Endell Street, then stabbed more people.
An LAS spokesperson added: “We were called at 12:29pm today (5 August) to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, WC2H.
“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road”.
