A 33-year-old man, Sebastian Zapeta, is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train. Police say Zapeta approached the woman on the train and set her clothing on fire, watching her die after she was engulfed in flames. The incident occurred at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station on Sunday morning.
A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said Monday.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.”Tisch said the woman and the suspect had been riding a subway train without any interaction between them to the end of the line in Brooklyn at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
After later receiving a 911 call from three high schoolers who said they recognized the suspect in the photo, officers took a “person of interest” into custody who Tisch said was wearing the same gray hoodie, wool hat, paint-splatted pants and tan boots.In a statement, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said “The depravity of this horrific crime is beyond comprehension, and my office is committed to bringing the perpetrator to justice.
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