Covent Garden victims stabbed in the back with pair of scissors, court hears
Police cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack. He and a second man reported being stabbed, before the suspect was chased and Tasered.The court heard police took statements from four men who were treated in hospital for stab wounds to their backs, while a fifth person said at the scene that they had also been stabbed but did not want to give a statement to police.
- ▪Police cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack.
- ▪Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack.
- ▪He and a second man reported being stabbed, before the suspect was chased and Tasered.The court heard police took statements from four men who were treated in hospital for stab wounds to their backs, while a fifth person said at the scene t
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Police cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice cordoned off the area in London’s West End on Wednesday after the attack. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockUK newsCovent Garden victims stabbed in the back with pair of scissors, court hearsStella Gollovena, 47, has been charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harmPress AssociationThu 6 Aug 2026 14.06 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 14.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA woman has appeared in court accused of stabbing four men in the back with a pair of scissors in one of London’s busiest tourist districts.Stella Gollovena, 47, is accused of attacking Patrick De…
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