Stella Gollovena, 47, 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, the Metropolitan Police said.
Incident details
Officers were called at around 12.30pm on Wednesday to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street in Covent Garden, a busy tourist area filled with bars, theatres and restaurants. London Ambulance Service was called out at 12.29pm and later said it had treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road.
An air ambulance helicopter landed in a packed Trafalgar Square on Wednesday afternoon, but the patients were transported by road.
Victims and court appearance
The four men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 56, had stab wounds but have since been discharged from hospital as their injuries were not deemed life-threatening or life-changing.
Gollovena has been remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.
