What We Know About the Fatal Burning of a Woman on the Subway
The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson.
As Woman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Car, Bystanders Watched — and Filmed
Horrific footage of a woman who was set on fire Sunday has raised questions about why passersby, including a uniformed police officer, did not rush to her aid.
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning of passenger arraigned in court
Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death of a woman who died after being set on fire in a New York City subway train a day earlier.
Suspect held without bail in fatal burning of sleeping woman on subway
The suspect -- identified by police on Monday as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta -- was taken into custody on Sunday, hours after the incident.
Man accused in the burning death of a woman on a New York subway awaits arraignment
A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die is awaiting arraignment
NYC police charge man with murder of woman set on fire on subway
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.
'Depraved behavior': Leaders outraged after woman set ablaze on NYC subway
A suspect is in custody after the incident on an F train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. Officers found a woman 'fully engulfed in flames.'
Suspect charged in fatal burning of woman on New York City subway
A 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen was charged with murder and arson on Monday after allegedly lighting a woman on fire and watching her burn to death on a New York City subway train over the weekend, police and federal officials said.
Man suspected of setting a woman on fire on NYC subway was in U.S. illegally
A man charged with murder in the death of a woman set on fire on a New York subway car was in the U.S. unlawfully and had been deported, federal officials said. This comes as disturbing video of the attack is released.
Suspect arrested for allegedly setting on fire and killing a woman on a NYC subway car
A 33-year-old man was arrested Sunday after allegedly setting on fire and killing a woman on a New York subway train in what authorities called a “brutal murder” and an example of “depraved behavior.”
Woman, 26, slashed in neck and man, 42, wrist cut in NYC subway attack Christmas Eve
A suspect is in custody after a knife attack at Grand Central 42 Street subway station in New York injured two with neck and ...
New York Subway Fire Death: What We Now Know
The NYPD is still working to identify the woman who was set on fire while she slept on the New York City Subway last weekend.
Critics warn of 'Daniel Penny effect’ after woman burned alive on NYC subway car as bystanders watched
Critics are sounding the alarm over the "Daniel Penny effect" happening after a woman was burned alive on an NYC subway train ...
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been ...
Migrant drunkenly fanned flames after torching homeless woman on Brooklyn subway: D.A.
Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan migrant living in a Brooklyn men’s shelter, made his first court appearance Tuesday to face ...
Congestion pricing will fund subway station accessibility projects across NYC, MTA says
The MTA says much of the revenue it expects to get from congestion pricing will go towards solving subway station ...
Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor ...
Man accused of NYC subway murder fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. The top charge carries a maximum sentence ...