Man charged over fires at properties connected to PM Keir Starmer

A 21-year-old guy has been charged after fires at two houses and a automobile connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has stated.

Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian nationwide, used to be charged with 3 counts of arson with intent to hazard existence on Thursday.

He used to be arrested at an deal with in Sydenham, south-east London, within the early hours of Tuesday. He is because of seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The fees relate to a few incidents – a car fireplace in Kentish Town, north London, a fireplace on the high minister’s personal house at the similar boulevard and a fireplace at an deal with that he up to now lived at in north-west London.

The investigation has been led by way of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command because of its hyperlinks to a high-profile determine.

In the early hours of Monday 12 May, emergency services and products replied to a fireplace on the Kentish Town house the place Sir Keir Starmer lived prior to changing into high minister and transferring into 10 Downing Street.

Police have been alerted by way of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to stories of a fireplace on the residential deal with at 01:35 BST.

Damage used to be brought about to the valuables’s front however no person used to be harm.

It is known the valuables has been rented out.

A automobile connected to Sir Keir used to be set alight 4 days previous on Thursday May 8 at the similar boulevard.

Just after 03:00 on Sunday 11 May, firefighters handled a small fireplace on the entrance door of a space transformed into apartments in close by Islington.

One individual used to be helped to protection by way of firefighters dressed in respiring equipment, LFB stated.

The BBC understands that the high minister lived there within the 1990s.