A convicted arsonist who helped target Sir Keir Starmer's home in a suspected Russian plot has been deported from Britain.
Stanislav Carpiuc, 28, was one of two Ukrainian men hired as 'pawns' by a mystery Russian figure to target the former Prime Minister, setting fire to his family home, his former car and another property in a plot linked to a Russian diplomat.
Carpiuc, alongside Roman Lavrynovych, 21, were promised £3,000 in exchange for setting fire to Sir Keir's constituency home as well as an Islington flat, linked to the Labour MP, on May 11 and 12, 2025.
At the time of the incident, Sir Keir's sister-in-law, Judith Alexander, was residing in his constituency home in north London, with the attack leaving her struggling to breathe and her nine-year-old terrified.
Carpiuc, similarly to his co-conspirator, Lavrynovych, was originally offered cash to put up posters around London whipping up anti-immigration sentiment by a Russian-speaking handler known as 'El Money'.
During the Old Bailey trial, police never named the Russian figure known to Lavrynovych only as 'El Money', who issued instructions via the encrypted Telegram app for the attacks carried out over five days.
Following their conviction, a BBC investigation linked the El Money Telegram account to the son of a senior Russian official who glorified President Vladimir Putin.
It was alleged that the plot mastermind is 23-year-old Evgeny Lyukshin, a diplomat schooled in propaganda warfare by some of Russia's top spies and Putin allies.
His father is believed to be a senior Russian diplomat, who previously served as counsellor at the embassy in Denmark and has access to sensitive NATO and CIA documents.
Following his involvement in the five-day crime spree instructed by El Money, Carpiuc was sentenced to two years for conspiring with others to damage property by fire.
And now the Romanian national, who once said he wanted to be the 'top male model in the world' online, has been deported and banned from returning to the UK after being handed the sentence.
Stanislav Carpiuc, 28, was one of two Ukrainian men hired as 'pawns' by a mystery Russian figure to target the former Prime Minister. The Romanian national has been deported
A Toyota Rav4 which was once owned by Sir Keir was set alight in Kentish Town in May 2025
Ukrainian-born Carpiuc, who lived in Romford, Essex and worked in construction, had spent nine years in Britain during which time he studied business at Canterbury Christ Church University.
El Money offered £2,000 in cryptocurrency to set fire to a Toyota RAV4 owned by the Prime Minister, which he had sold to a neighbour, the Old Bailey previously heard.
And in the early hours of May 8, 2025, Lavrynovych torched the Toyota in Kentish Town, north London. He had also been told to film the blaze to prove he had done the job.
Carpiuc encouraged Lavrynovych through calls and messages and tried to collect the money offered for the attacks, with Mr Justice Garnham remarking the Romanian national 'knew exactly what was planned'.
Carpiuc declined to join the first attack himself but introduced Lavrynovych to Petro Pochynok, who was asked to help.
Pochynok was acquitted. The judge found he did not know what was planned and fled when he realised a car was being burned.
Following the car blaze on May 8, 2025, Lavrynovych set alight the front door of a property in Islington which Sir Keir had previously been linked to, and he also firebombed his constituency home in Kentish Town, north London.
No one was hurt in the blaze, but the Prime Minister's sister-in-law, Judith Alexander, feared for her life and that of her family. She and her family were living in the property after Sir Keir moved to Downing Street.
However, it was only after the final attack that El Money told the pair that they had targeted the home of a 'very high-ranking person in Britain'.
Lavrynovych sent a series of increasingly desperate messages to El Money seeking payment, which never came through.
Twenty-four hours later, police swooped in on the arsonist to find the phone he had used and trainers he had worn in the attack.
Officers recovered messages from the pair's phones, but several messages had been deleted.
Lavrynovych was jailed for seven years earlier this year after being convicted of two counts of damaging property by being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
Carpiuc was jailed for two years for conspiring along with others to damage property by fire.
The judge also accepted that he had no previous convictions and gave police a substantially truthful account.
He also noted Carpiuc had not sought a financial reward and was never promised more than £100.
The judge accepted he was partly trying to help Lavrynovych raise money for his father's medical treatment.
Lavrynovych had carried out reconnaissance, obtained the materials and started every blaze. He also stood to receive the largest payment.
He was sentenced to two years behind bars, while his accomplice, Roman Lavrynovych (pictured), was jailed for seven years
No one was hurt in the blaze of Sir Keir's constituency home in Kentish Town, but the Prime Minister's sister-in-law, Judith Alexander, feared for her life and that of her family
Carpiuc was arrested at Luton airport before being remanded in custody.
His release date has not been disclosed, but he could have left prison shortly after he was sentenced in June.
Carpiuc was remanded in May 2025. If held continuously, he would already have spent around 13 months behind bars by the time of sentencing.
The judge said he would serve up to one year in custody, with time awaiting trial counting towards his prison stint.
A Home Office spokesperson said: 'This was an abhorrent attack and the conviction and imprisonment of these men should send a clear message to anyone blinded by the promise of money from strangers. You will be caught and face severe consequences.
'This individual has now been deported from the UK.'