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The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Fourth man arrested over fires at properties linked to Keir Starmer bailed
A fourth man who was arrested by police investigating fires at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer has been released on bail. The 48-year-old was stopped at Stansted Airport on Monday and arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. On Wednesday the Metropolitan Police said he had been released on bail to a date in July. Three men have already been charged in connection with the fires: Ukrainians Petro Pochynok, 34, and Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, who are all due to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday. Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, south-east London, is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Pochynok, of Holloway Road in Islington, north London, and Carpiuc, of Chadwell Heath, east London, are accused of conspiring to commit arson with intent to endanger life. Two of the fires took place in Kentish Town, north London – one in the early hours of May 12 at the home where Sir Keir lived before he became Prime Minister and moved into Downing Street. A car was set alight in the same street four days earlier on May 8. The other fire took place on May 11 at the front door of a house converted into flats in Islington.
The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Fourth man arrested over fires at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer
A fourth man has been arrested by police investigating fires at two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer. The 48-year-old was arrested at Stansted Airport in Essex on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. Three men have already been charged in connection with the fires, Ukrainians Petro Pochynok, 34, and Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, who are all due to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday. Lavrynovych, of Sydenham, south-east London, is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Pochynok, of Holloway Road in Islington, north London, and Carpiuc, of Chadwell Heath, east London, are accused of conspiring to commit arson with intent to endanger life. Two of the fires took place in Kentish Town, north London – one in the early hours of May 12 at the home where Sir Keir lived before he became Prime Minister and moved into Downing Street. A car was set alight in the same street four days earlier on May 8. The other fire took place on May 11 at the front door of a house converted into flats in Islington.
CNA
3 days ago
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- CNA
UK charges fourth suspect over fire targeting PM Keir Starmer's properties
LONDON: A fourth man was arrested by police Monday (Jun 2) over a series of arson attacks targeting properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, London's Metropolitan Police said. The 48-year-old was detained at Stansted Airport northeast of London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. The Met's Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation into the three separate incidents in London - a car fire and two separate blazes at homes last month - all linked to properties associated with the premier. The three other suspects - two Ukrainians and a Romanian aged between 21 and 43 - have all been charged in connection with the fires. One was charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. The other two face one count each of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. They will appear at London's Old Bailey court on Friday. Police did not disclose the nationality of the fourth man arrested. On May 12 they had opened an investigation into a fire that caused damage outside Starmer's former family home in Kentish Town, north London, on the night of May 11. Starmer still owns the property, UK media reports said, but he moved into the prime minister's official residence in Downing Street after his Labour Party's election victory last year. Police said they were also investigating another fire at a property linked to Starmer on May 11 and a car that was set alight on May 8.
Sky News
3 days ago
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- Sky News
Fourth man arrested over fires at properties and car linked to Keir Starmer
A fourth man has been arrested over a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The 48-year-old man was detained at London Stansted Airport on Monday and is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said. Three other men have been charged over the fires: Ukrainians Petro Pochynok, 34, and Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26. Lavrynovych is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, while Pochynok and Carpiuc are accused of conspiring to commit arson with intent to endanger life. They are due to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday. It comes after a fire in the early hours of 12 May at a house in Kentish Town, north London, where Sir Keir lived with his family before the election. Damage was caused to the property's entrance, but nobody was hurt. A car was also set alight in the same street on 8 May. Another fire took place on 11 May at the front door of a house linked to Sir Keir that was converted into flats in Islington. One person was taken to safety via an internal staircase by crews wearing breathing apparatus. Please refresh the page for the latest version.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Fourth man arrested over fires at homes linked to PM
A fourth man has been arrested over a series of fires connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has 48-year-old was arrested on Monday at London's Stansted Airport after initially being stopped by officers under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, was later arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger charges relate to three incidents - a vehicle fire in Kentish Town, north London, a fire at the prime minister's private home on the same street and a fire at an address that he previously lived in Islington, north London. The man has been taken to a London police station and remains in custody. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
