Two men were convicted on Monday of a plot last year to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.The fires in May 2025 damaged the home Starmer moved out of when he became prime minister, as well as an apartment building he once owned a share of and destroyed his former Toyota SUV. Nobody was injured in the blazes.Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were found guilty of a conspiracy to damage property by fire. Petro Pochynok, 35, was acquitted of the charge.
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London court convicts 2 men of plot to torch houses and car linked to UK PM
Two men, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, have been convicted in a London court of plotting to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The fires, which occurred in May 2025, damaged Starmer's former home, an apartment building he once shared ownership of, and destroyed his former Toyota SUV.
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Two men, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, have been convicted in a London court of plotting to set fire to property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The fires, which occurred in May 2025, damaged Starmer's former home, an apartment building he once shared ownership of, and destroyed his former Toyota SUV. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incidents. Both men were found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire. A third individual, Petro Pochynok, was acquitted of the charge.
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Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian citizen Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire.
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The fires in May 2025 damaged Starmer's former home, an apartment building he once owned a share of, and destroyed his former Toyota SUV.
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