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A Romanian man convicted of an arson attack against Keir Starmer’s home in north London has been deported from the UK after serving two years in prison. His accomplice, Roman Lavrynovych, received a seven-year sentence. The Home Office confirmed that Carpiuc was removed from the country and warned potential perpetrators about severe consequences for similar attacks. During the trial, it emerged that the arsonists were instructed by an anonymous Telegram user linked to Russian online sabotage networks, who offered £3,000 in cryptocurrency for filming the attack.

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A man convicted for plotting arson attacks targeting property connected to Sir Keir Starmer has been deported from the UK by the Home Office. Stanislav Carpiuc, a 28-year-old Ukrainian-born Romanian national, was sentenced to two years in prison and has now been removed from the country. The attacks, which took place in May 2025 while Starmer was prime minister, included setting fire to a car and two houses. His accomplice, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, received a seven-year sentence for carrying out the actual arson. Both men were ordered by an anonymous Telegram user known as "El Money," who is linked to a Russian online sabotage network and promised payment in cryptocurrency. A Home Office spokesperson stated that this case should deter individuals tempted by financial incentives from strangers, emphasizing severe consequences for such actions.

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A man convicted for an arson attack targeting Sir Keir Starmer’s north London home has been deported from the country.

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🔮 The Romanian national was sentenced to two years in prison in May this year, while his friend Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian, was jailed for seven years. Carpiuc has now been removed from the UK, the Home Office said on Friday, as first reported by the Daily Mail newspaper. A Home Office spokesperson said: “This was an abhorrent attack and the conviction and imprisonment of these men should send a clear message to anyone blinded by the promise of money from strangers.

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Lavrynovych, who carried out the arson attack, was acting on the instructions of an anonymous Telegram user called El Money, an Old Bailey trial earlier this year heard.

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Arson plotter targeting Keir Starmer's north London home is deported from UK · mixed framing

A man convicted for an arson attack targeting Sir Keir Starmer’s north London home has been deported from the country. asserted

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The Romanian national was sentenced to two years in prison in May this year, while his friend Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian, was jailed for seven years. Carpiuc has now been removed from the UK, the Home Office said on Friday, as first reported by the Daily Mail newspaper. A Home Office spokesperson said: “This was an abhorrent attack and the conviction and imprisonment of these men should send a clear message to anyone blinded by the promise of money from strangers. uncertain

conviction → sentence → strangers

Read More “You will be caught and face severe consequences. asserted

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“This individual has now been deported from the UK.” asserted

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Lavrynovych, who carried out the arson attack, was acting on the instructions of an anonymous Telegram user called El Money, an Old Bailey trial earlier this year heard. asserted

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The anonymous figure was reportedly linked to a Russian online sabotage network. uncertain

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The court also heard El Money offered Lavrynovych £3,000 in cryptocurrency if the blazes were filmed and got on the news. asserted

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Carpiuc supported and encouraged his friend, and was going to help him convert the promised payment into cash. asserted

him → support → cash

Anyone who is deported from the UK is subject to a ban on re-entering the country. asserted

who → deport → country

Arson plotter targeting Keir Starmer's north London home is deported from UK

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