Girl, 11, and girl, 34, stabbed in London vacationer hotspot as suspect arrested

An 11-year-old girl has been stabbed in London’s Leicester Square, as she and an adult have been taken to hospital.

A woman, 34, with knife injuries has also been rushed to a major trauma with the girl. A man has been arrested, police said.

Westminster Police issued a statement saying: “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.”

The Met said on X that a man had been arrested and taken into custody, adding the force does not believe there are “any outstanding suspects”.

The statement added that the victims were taken to hospital and their condition is currently unknown.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said the pair had been taken to a major trauma centre. They added: “We were called at 11.36am on Monday 12 August to reports of a stabbing at Leicester Square.

“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.”

Several police officers were pictured at the scene next to the Lego store on Swiss Court, and objects could be strewn behind the cordon.

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