The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was taken into custody and charged with murder and arson.
The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The woman killed when she was set on fire in a Brooklyn subway car has been tentatively identified by police, after using fingerprint and dental information and DNA evidence.
Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, NJ, was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.
Police in New York City have named the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn.
In December 2024, a woman was brutally set on fire in a New York City subway. She has now been identified as 57-year-old Toms ...
The woman was set on fire and killed while likely asleep on a stationary train at the Stillwell Avenue subway station on Dec. 22, according to police.