London Ambulance Service has issued an update after a young girl and a woman were stabbed in Central London.

The incident was confirmed by MPS Westminster on X (formally known as Twitter) in Leicester Square at around 12.50pm today (August 12).

London Ambulance Service was called slightly earlier at around 11.36am.

They sent an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer as well as a tactical response unit.

Two people, an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman, were found injured and taken to a major trauma centre.

Their conditions are currently unknown.

A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and taken into police custody where he remains.

Police believe there are no outstanding suspects.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “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.”