Two men convicted for arson attacks on property linked to UK Prime Minister Starmer
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Ponti Min
2d ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
Two men, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, have been convicted at the Old Bailey for conspiring to set fire to a car previously owned by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and a flat he had previously lived in. The attacks occurred in May 2025 in Kentish Town and Islington, London. The article frames this as a Russian-directed attack on British soil, calling for a forceful response from the UK government.
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· 3 pulledUkrainian national [Roman] Lavrynovych, and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, have now been convicted at the Old Bailey of conspiring to target property and a car connected to the UK prime minister.
On 8 May 2025, a Toyota RAV4 previously owned by the prime minister was set fire to on a street he previously lived on in Kentish Town.
On 11 May 2025, there was a fire was at flats linked to Sir Keir in Islington.
Britain must respond forcefully to prevent future attacks
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