US EditionUkrainian man charged over fires at properties and car linked to Sir Keir Starmer
- Roman Lavrynovych, a 21-year-old Ukrainian man, faces three arson charges related to fires in north London connected to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- The charges follow arson attacks on two residential properties in Islington and Kentish Town, plus a car fire on the same street in early May 2025.
- Emergency services responded to a blaze outside Starmer's former Kentish Town home on May 12, while a firebombing damaged a car on May 8 and another fire occurred in Islington May 11.
- Bethan David, who leads the Crown Prosecution Service’s division for counter-terrorism, stated that following an evidence review by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, charges were approved against a 21-year-old man.
- Lavrynovych was taken into custody in Sydenham in the early hours of May 13 and is scheduled to be formally presented before the court in Westminster on May 16, with an emphasis on ensuring that the legal process remains impartial and fair.
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UpstractUkrainian man in court over fires linked to UK PM Starmer
LONDON: A Ukrainian man appeared in a London court on Friday (May 16) to face charges of arson following a counter-terrorism investigation into a series of fires all linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Man charged in fires targeting U.K. prime minister’s properties held in custody
A Ukrainian man charged with setting fire to the personal home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with another property and car linked to him, was held in custody Friday after facing three counts of arson in court.
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Man charged in fires targeting UK prime minister’s properties held in custody
LONDON (AP) — A Ukrainian man charged with setting fire to the personal home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with another property and car linked to him, was held in custody Friday after facing three counts of arson…
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