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Man charged over fires at homes linked to PM Keir Starmer Man charged over fires at homes linked to PM Keir Starmer
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, police have said. Police investigate the scene of the fire in Kentish Town
Roman Lavrynovch, a Ukrainian national from Sydenham, south-east London, was charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. A 21-year-old man has been charged after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national, was charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life on Thursday.
He was arrested at an address in Sydenham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
The charges relate to three incidents over a four-day period - 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 at in north-west London.The charges relate to three incidents over a four-day period - 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 at in north-west London.
The investigation has been led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command due to its links to a high-profile figure.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. In the early hours of Monday 12 May, emergency services responded to a fire at the Kentish Town home where Sir Keir Starmer lived before becoming prime minister and moving into 10 Downing Street.
You 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. Police were alerted by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to reports of a fire at the residential address at 1.35am.
Damage was caused to the property's entrance but nobody was hurt.
It is understood the property has been rented out.
A car linked to Sir Keir was set alight four days earlier on Thursday May 8 on the same street.
In the early hours of Sunday 11 May, firefighters dealt with a small fire at the front door of a house converted into flats in nearby Islington.
The BBC understands that the prime minister lived there in the 1990s.