A Ukrainian man has been remanded in custody after showing in court docket charged in reference to fires at two properties and a automobile linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Roman Lavrynovych, 21, is accused of three counts of arson with intent to hazard life following the fires at varied places throughout north London.
He spoke solely to verify his identify, date of start and handle at a brief listening to at Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom on Friday.
He was arrested at an handle in Sydenham, south-east London, within the early hours of Tuesday and charged on Thursday.
The pressure mentioned officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terror Command led the investigation due to the connections to a high-profile public determine.
Within the early hours of Monday, the emergency providers responded to a hearth on the Kentish City residence the place Sir Keir lived earlier than turning into prime minister and shifting into 10 Downing Road.
Police have been alerted by the London Fireplace Brigade to stories of a hearth on the residential handle at 01:35.
Injury was precipitated to the property’s entrance however no person was damage.
A automobile linked to Sir Keir was set alight within the early hours of Thursday, 8 Could in the identical road.
Within 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 be linked to the prime minister.
One particular person was assisted to security through an inside staircase by crews carrying respiratory equipment, the hearth brigade mentioned.
