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 murder charges.
Man accused of setting homeless woman on fire in Brooklyn subway car charged with murder
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant who lives in Brooklyn, was charged with murder in the first and second degree and arson, officials said.
Who Was the Woman Set on Fire in NYC Subway Train?
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY - HE IS AN ILLEGAL MIGRANT: The suspect accused of setting a woman on fire in the NYC subway is Sebastian Zapeta. He is an illegal migrant from Guatemala. He sat on a bench and watched his victim burn alive. WE NEED MASS DEPORTATIONS! pic.twitter.com/PPtSLGJAOn
Police charge man accused of lighting woman on fire aboard Coney Island subway train, killing her
Authorities on Monday have identified the 33-year-old man accused of lighting a woman on fire as she slept aboard a Coney Island subway train, killing her.
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​.
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 said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges.
Man accused of burning woman to death on NY subway charged with murder
A man accused of lighting a woman’s clothes on fire aboard a New York City subway was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on Tuesday for first and second degree murder charges in addition to arson according to the Associated Press.
Man sets woman on fire in New York City subway, charged with arson, murder
The 33-year-old man used a lighter to ignite the clothes of a woman who appeared to be sleeping on a stationary train
Outrage over 'coward' NYPD officers who did NOTHING as illegal migrant burned woman alive on subway
The New York City police department is facing outrage after officers were caught on camera walking past a woman on fire.
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.
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What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
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Man charged with murder, arson after lighting woman on fire aboard Coney Island subway train: NYPD
Authorities on Monday have identified the 33-year-old man accused of lighting a woman on fire as she slept aboard a Coney ...
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 ...
Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching ...
Migrant accused of torching woman on subway was ‘average guy’: roommate
A roommate of Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly fatally torched a woman on a Brooklyn F train, said Zapeta ...
Sanctuary city New York pressured to make drastic change after illegal migrant allegedly burns woman alive
Calls to end New York City's sanctuary policies escalate after a previously deported migrant was arrested in connection to ...
Sebastian Zapeta Charged With Murder of Woman Set on Fire on NYC Subway
A man was charged Monday with first and second degree murder and arson for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a subway ...
Sleeping subway rider burned alive on F train after crazed attacker tosses lit match on her: police sources
A woman died Sunday morning after police found her on engulfed in flames on an F train in Coney Island, police said.