Woman and 11-year-old girl stabbed in London’s Leicester Square

A man has been arrested

The Met wrote in a post on X that the woman and girl had both been taken to hospital, and that a man had been arrested.

The force said: "Officers are at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester Square. A man has been arrested & is in custody.

"We don't believe there are any outstanding suspects. Two victims, an 11-yr-old girl & a 34-yr-old woman, have been taken to hospital & we await an update on their condition."

Police officers remain at the scene in Leicester Square, which is one of the busiest and most popular tourist areas in London.

Paramedics had been called to the scene at 11:36BST following reports of a stabbing, the BBC reports.

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched members of our tactical response unit.

“We treated a child and an adult at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.”

A police cordon has been put in place surrounding the double doors of the TWG Tea shop, next to the LEGO store and in front of the M&Ms store.

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