Sleeping Woman Fatally Set on Fire on NYC Subway; Suspect Arrested

Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train, reportedly used a shirt to fan the flames

Federal immigration officials say Zapeta, 33, is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally.

Suspect Accused of Setting Woman on Fire in New York City Subway Arraigned; Reportedly Has No Memory of the Attack

The suspect, an illegal immigrant, is facing murder and arson charges.

The man accused of killing a woman set him on fire in the New York subway, first appeared in court.

Man charged with murder after woman lit on fire in NYC subway

NEW YORK — 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 on Monday said the man, identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta, had been taken into custody as a person of interest in the case hours after the woman died. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Jeff Carter said he is a Guatemalan citizen who ente…

New York Police arrest murder suspect in subway burning

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Man accused of setting homeless woman on fire in Brooklyn subway car charged with murder - West Hawaii Today

Police arrested a man who allegedly lit a sleeping homeless woman on fire in a Brooklyn subway car Sunday morning, then watched calmly as she burned to death, NYPD officials said.