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Romanian man charged over Starmer fires

Keir Starmer (Getty images)

Last week, fires at two properties and a vehicle linked to Sir Keir Starmer were being probed by police – and now a second man has been charged in connection with the series of arson attacks on properties owned by the Prime Minister. It transpires that 26-year-old Stanislav Carpiuc, a Romanian national, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

The latest development comes after a 21-year-old man was charged with arson with intent to endanger life over attacks at properties linked to the Prime Minister. Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national living in London, is accused of starting fires outside two properties and burning a vehicle in north London. He has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life and appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on Friday. Prosecutors said Lavrynovych had denied arson when interviewed by police. 

The London Fire Brigade and the police attended one of the properties shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday 12 May. While the door to the four-bedroom home was damaged, no one was hurt. Later that evening it was revealed that counterterrorism officers were investigating a blaze at a second property linked to Starmer as well as a vehicle fire. The vehicle fire occurred just before 3 a.m. last Thursday on the same street as Starmer’s home.

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