Stanislav Carpiuc deported after serving sentence for Keir Starmer arson attacks

Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc has been deported from the United Kingdom following his conviction for arson attacks targeting properties connected to former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, BBC News and the Home Office reported. [1][2]

According to BBC News, Carpiuc was sentenced in June 2026. The series of arson attacks began on 8 May 2025, when a vehicle previously owned by Sir Keir was set on fire on a street in Kentish Town where he formerly resided. [1]

BBC News reported that a second fire occurred on 11 May 2025 at flats linked to Sir Keir in nearby Islington. On the following day, a third fire was discovered at the entrance to his Kentish Town home, which was being rented to his sister in law, Judith Alexander. She testified at the trial about billowing black smoke inside the property while she was present with her family. [1]