Two men found guilty over arson attacks linked to UK PM Keir Starmer
Two men have been found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property and a car connected to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir
Two men have been found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property and a car connected to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted by an Old Bailey jury.
In May 2025, a Toyota once owned by Sir Keir was set alight in a street in Kentish Town, north London. Days later two homes were set ablaze, including one rented out to the prime minister's sister-in-law, which he still owned.
The prosecution told the court Lavrynovych carried out the arson attacks after being recruited online by Russian-speaking Telegram user "El Money" who promised him payment.
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