They aren’t actually round. Look at the edges on her right breast against the dark background compared to how round her left breast looks. The mesh itself is quite angular still (though perhaps not as bad as Lora Croft), but the shader is using the colour’s attached to each vertex to create a gradient that gives the impression of a smooth surface.
While I agree there are a couple weird points, its nowhere near the level of suggesting it wasn’t an assassination attempt. We can wait for more information before suggesting things like this.
Northern Ireland is on the Isle of Ireland, but part of the UK. Ireland has a fraught history with the UK. Look into “the troubles” if thats a new term to you.