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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Starmer’s sister-in-law feared what might have happened in arson attack, court hears

Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, Petro Pochynok, 35, Roman Lavrynovych, 22.
From left: Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, Petro Pochynok, 35, and Roman Lavrynovych, 22, are accused of involvement in a series of arson attacks. Composite: Counter Terrorism Policing

The prime minister’s sister-in-law has said she feared what might have happened had she not woken up after her home was targeted in an arson attack, a court has heard.

The incident is one of a series of arson attacks that took place in May last year on property linked to Keir Starmer, which three men with links to Ukraine are accused of targeting. They deny all the charges.

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