{"id":201031,"date":"2024-12-24T01:48:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/new-york-sebastian-zapeta-charged-with-murder-and-arson-after-woman-set-on-fire-on-subway\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T01:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:48:14","slug":"new-york-sebastian-zapeta-charged-with-murder-and-arson-after-woman-set-on-fire-on-subway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/new-york-sebastian-zapeta-charged-with-murder-and-arson-after-woman-set-on-fire-on-subway\/","title":{"rendered":"New York: Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson after woman set on fire on subway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man has been charged over the death of a woman who was set on fire on a New York subway train.<\/p>\n

Police and federal officials said Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was charged with murder and arson on Monday.<\/p>\n

He allegedly used a lighter to set fire to the woman’s clothes<\/a><\/strong> while she appeared to be dozing at around 7.30am (12.30pm UK time) on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The New York Police Department said Zapeta was arrested about six hours after the incident, which took place on a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Jessica Tisch, New York City<\/strong><\/a> police commissioner, said the woman’s clothes “became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds” while he watched from a bench on the subway platform.<\/p>\n

Subway workers and police officers patrolling the station used fire extinguishers to put out the fire.<\/p>\n

The woman, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Officers added there appeared to have been no prior interaction between Zapeta and the woman.<\/p>\n

He was arrested after three school children called 911 when they recognised him from an image shared by police.<\/p>\n

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Ms Tisch called the alleged murder “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being”.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez added in a statement: “The depravity of this horrific crime is beyond comprehension, and my office is committed to bringing the perpetrator to justice.<\/p>\n

“This gruesome and senseless act of violence against a vulnerable woman will be met with the most serious consequences.”<\/p>\n

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Jeff Carter, a spokesman for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the suspect entered the country illegally after being removed in 2018.<\/p>\n

The US Department of Homeland Security said it was unclear when or where Zapeta had re-entered the country.<\/p>\n

It added it would again pursue removal proceedings whenever he is released from New York custody – which could be after a prison sentence if he is convicted.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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