Police Identify Woman Burned To Death On NYC Subway
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The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, was indicted on murder and arson charges.
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, New York City police announced Tuesday.
The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. New York City Mayor Eric Adams added that Kawam had a “brief stint in our homeless shelter system,” though did not say when.
The man accused of lighting her on fire on Dec. 22, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was taken into custody hours after police disseminated images of a suspect in the shocking Sunday morning attack on a train stopped in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. He has since been indicted on murder and arson charges.
Identifying the victim proved to be a challenge, and authorities said Friday they were still using forensics and video surveillance to trace her.
Adams said at an unrelated press briefing Tuesday that he didn’t know more than Kawam’s name and New Jersey address, but said authorities had been in contact with her next of kin.
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