Just after 2am on 11 May 2025 the front door of a house on Ellington Street linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set on fire: the perpetrator poured an accelerant onto the steps and part of the door and lit it, filming as he did so. The fire spread into the hallway. The occupant was woken by an alarm, saw and smelt the smoke, and escaped onto the roof of the building to await the fire brigade. The court found that the perpetrator acted on the instructions of a person known as "EL Money", for money, and was reckless as to whether life was endangered. This was the second of the three fires of 8, 11 and 12 May. The court did not establish who ordered the attacks; counter-terrorism police found no evidence of a foreign state's involvement. The CPS places all three fires in Kentish Town; Ellington Street lies in Islington.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
unresolved
The case was looked at and not settled, or the findings are disputed or have been rejected.
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), sędzia Garnham / 2026-06-19 / carrying out the act
The court found that the perpetrator acted on the instructions of a man he knew only as "EL" ("EL Money"), whom he had never met, for promised money, and was to him "a useful idiot" used "for some unknown cause". The court did not establish who EL is or whom he worked for. Counter-terrorism police said after the verdict that there was no evidence the attacks were sponsored by a hostile state; the prosecution described the perpetrators' motive as financial. The verdict concerns the perpetrators, not whoever ordered the acts.
finality not established
Impact
killed
not established
injured
not established
damage
property damage
The occupant escaped onto the roof; no injuries reported.
Source discrepancy
The CPS release places all three fires in Kentish Town. The sentencing remarks give Ellington Street, which lies in Islington. The address from the judgment is adopted; Malcontent has only two pins and omits this date.
What happened next
Old Bailey: Roman Lavrynovych sentenced to 7 years and Stanislav Carpiuc to 2 years for conspiracy to commit arson reckless as to endangering life; the third defendant, Petro Pochynok, was acquitted. A sentencing does not create a new incident on the timeline; whether the judgment is final is not established.