Overview
- Roman Lavrynovych and Petro Pochynok entered not guilty pleas at the Old Bailey to conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
- Ukraine-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc did not enter a plea and remains charged with the same offense.
- Prosecutors allege three coordinated fires between May 8 and May 12 targeted a Toyota RAV4 once owned by Keir Starmer and two north London addresses linked to him, with no injuries reported.
- Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb described the circumstances as “somewhat opaque” and said the incidents were plainly coordinated, with motive unestablished.
- All three appeared via videolink from HMP Belmarsh, were remanded in custody, and are due back at the Old Bailey on November 28 ahead of the High Court trial.