Two men have been convicted of conspiracy to commit arson after a series of arson attacks on properties and a vehicle connected to the prime minister.
Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc shortly after the attacks in north London in May 2025.
CTP London detectives took charge of the investigation after the third arson attack at a house Islington, which is owned by the Prime Minister, on 12 May last year.
After a trial at the Old Bailey, Carpiuc, a Romanian national, and Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national, were both convicted of conspiracy to commit arson.
Lavrynovych was also convicted of two counts of arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
A third man, Petro Pochynok, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.
A Toyota that previously belonged to the Prime Minister was set on fire on 8 May 2025.
Three days later, on 11 May, a fire was lit in the doorway of a residential property in Islington. The property was managed by a company of which the Prime Minister was formerly a director and shareholder.
The third attack happened on 12 May 4th a house in Islington owned by the PM.
Lavrynovych was arrested at his home address on May 13, 2025 after detectives linked him to the scenes via CCTV footage.
Carpiuc was arrested on 17 May, 2025 at the departure lounge at Luton Airport, as he was about to board a flight to Romania.
Looking through Lavrynovych's phone, detectives found communication between him and Carpiuc, before and after the arson attacks.
Lavrynovych’s phone data history also showed he had carried out reconnaissance ahead of the attacks.
A conversation on the Telegram app between Lavrynovych and a contact known as ‘El Money’, showed he had been recruited, instructed and promised with payment.
Police also found communication between Carpiuc and El Money. El Money communicated in Russian, while the defendants used Ukrainian.
A has suggested that the attacks were directed by Russia.
Both will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday 19 June.
