Man charged with arson after fires at Starmer’s properties | EUROtoday

A 21-year-old man has been charged with arson after London properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer caught on fireplace.

Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian nationwide from Sydenham, south-east London, has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to hazard life, the Metropolitan Police stated.

Officers arrested the suspect within the early hours of Tuesday after fires at two houses in north London inside 24 hours of one another.

Counterterror police have been investigating whether or not the fires have been linked due to the properties’ connection to Sir Keir.

Lavrynovych is because of seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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In the early hours of Monday, the emergency providers responded to a hearth on the Kentish Town dwelling the place Sir Keir lived earlier than turning into prime minister and transferring into 10 Downing Street.

Police have been alerted by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to reviews of a hearth on the residential deal with at 1.35am.

Damage was brought about to the property’s entrance however no person was harm.

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A automobile linked to Sir Keir was set alight within the early hours of Thursday 8 May in the identical road.

In the early hours of Sunday, firefighters handled a small fireplace on the entrance door of a home transformed into flats in close by Islington, which can also be linked to the prime minister.

One particular person was assisted to security through an inner staircase by crews sporting respiratory equipment, LFB stated.

Bethan David, head of the Crown Prosecution Service counterterrorism division, stated: “The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are now active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”