What to Know About the Death of a Woman Set on Fire on New York Train
NEW YORK — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court this week, while authorities were yet to publicly identify the victim.
Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say
Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her. The woman, who has not been identified, sat motionlessly aboard a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn at about 7:30 a.
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, while authorities were yet to publicly identify the victim.
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning ‘fanned the flames’ with his shirt, according to police testimony
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 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.
New York Subway Fire Death: What We Now Know
What Happened?A woman was killed after being set on fire on the New York City Subway last weekend, in an attack the New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner has called "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.
Suspect who allegedly set woman on fire in subway fanned flames, prosecutors say
Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway​.
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.
What to know about death of a woman set on fire in NYC subway
New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train early Sunday morning. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested Monday after being taken into custody the previous day.
Man accused of setting woman on fire in NYC subway arraigned
According to the criminal complaint, Sebastian Zapeta allegedly set the unidentified woman's clothes on fire, and then fanned the flames by waving a shirt around her, which caused the flames to fully engulf her.
NYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police say
New York City police say a taxi driver who hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in Manhattan on Christmas Day was having ...
Why Haven't Police Identified the NYC Subway Fire Victim?
Authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the victim, who died after she was lit on fire while asleep on a subway train.
New York City taxi cab plows into group of pedestrians on Christmas Day, leaves at least 6 injured
At least six people are injured after a taxi cab slammed into a group of individuals at a busy intersection in New York City on Christmas Day.
New York taxi driver hits 6 pedestrians, 3 taken to hospital, police say
A taxicab hit six pedestrians in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, police said, with three people — including a 9-year-old boy ...
Suspect in New York City subway fire killing charged with murder, arson
The man accused of killing a woman on a New York City subway train by setting her on fire was charged with murder and arson ...
NYC taxi crash: 6 hurt after cab jumps curb in New York; driver suffered medical emergency
According to the NYPD, a 58-year-old cab driver suffered a medical emergency when he drove onto the sidewalk at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue. The driver was driving north on Sixth Avenue when the ...
New York taxi jumps sidewalk outside Macy's on Christmas Day, injuring 7
In addition to the 58-year-old taxi driver, the injured included a 9-year-old boy, two women aged 49 and four other women ...
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Garner police search for man wanted for kidnapping out of New York
GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- Garner Police Department are searching for a man wanted in New York for kidnapping after he led them on a chase Wednesday evening. It all started around 6:30 p.m. on U.S. 401 ...