Dubai: Police in London have arrested four people in connection with the brutal bludgeoning of three Emirati women on Sunday.

The London Metropolitan Police said in a statement that three men and one woman were arrested on Tuesday evening in relation to the assaults at the Cumberland Hotel in central London.

“Officers executed three warrants at addresses in Islington between 19.00 hours and 21.00 hours on April 8. Three men (aged 56, 34 and 32) were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. All four remain in custody at north London police stations.”

The men, according to the Met, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, while the woman was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

All four remain in custody at north London police stations.

Speaking to Gulf News on Wednesday, Abdul Rahman Ganem Al Mutaiwe’e, UAE Ambassador to the UK, said: “The embassy cannot release any statement at this time as the case is now being handled locally by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Abu Dhabi Police. Both authorities are cooperating with Scotland Yard, and decline to release any further information until the investigation has concluded.”

Speaking from London, Shaikha Al Muhairi, the stepsister of the three victims who was in another room at the time of the assault, declined to reveal any update on her family’s condition after surgery.

Uhoud, 34, remains in a critical but stable condition at a central London hospital after she was put in a medically induced coma. Kholoud, 36 and Fatima, 31, sustained serious injuries but their conditions are not life-threatening.

“I am grateful for the government’s help and for all the assistance my family and I have received, but I cannot divulge any information at this time. The police in London have advised me not to talk to the media, as it can affect the investigation…please forgive me,” said Shaikha.

It was earlier reported that Detective Superintendent Carl Mehta of Homicide and Major Crime Command (HMCC), had said such an incident was exceptionally unusual at a busy London hotel.

“We also understand hotel room security was not breached and the door to the family’s room was unlocked at the time of the incident. We are working closely with the family and the hotel to explore this further,” he said.

The three women were attacked in their hotel room with a hammer at around 1am on Sunday, and sustained serious injuries to the head and face. During the course of their investigation, police found the bloodied hammer in a rubbish bin on the seventh floor, where the incident took place.