Police on Tuesday identified the woman who died after being set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway.
According to NBC News, the woman is 57-year-old Debrina Khawam. The incident occurred on the morning of December 22, and the victim was from Toms River, New Jersey. sleeping I boarded the F train at Stilwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn.
The suspect in the case, 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta Khalil, is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Breitbart News reported Thursday.
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officials said in an initial statement Tuesday that Khawam is 61 years old. However, her age was later revised.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said at a news conference that Khawam spent a short time in the city's homeless shelter and later offered his condolences to those who loved her.
“Our hearts go out to the family. It was a horrific event that they had to live with, and just watching that tape, we really couldn't even watch it to the end. It was just a terrible incident, and it was a terrible thing for New Yorkers to live through.” “It affected the emotions of people,” he said.
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On the day of the incident, several hours later, subway passengers spotted the suspect and alerted authorities, who arrested him. He was also recorded on a police body camera.
According to prosecutors, the illegal alien stated after his arrest that he “didn't know what happened,” suggesting he may have been drunk at the time of the incident.
another clip show Police made the suspect walk to his car as reporters shouted at him, “Why did you do that?” every new york postone of the charges against him was arson.
Breitbart News reported that he was also charged with first- and second-degree murder in the incident.
Prosecutors said Zapeta-Khalil told police he was “drinking a lot” and “didn't know what happened” at the time of the fatal incident. Zapeta Khalil reportedly lived in a Brooklyn homeless shelter frequented by men with substance abuse problems.
Prosecutors said Zapeta Khalil, who appeared to have stood paralyzed while the woman burned, witnessed her burning alive and at one point stood up and fanned the flames. It is said that
“Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials believe that Zapeta Khalil is an illegal alien, one of the millions of so-called 'fugitives' who have successfully crossed the southern border without detection and are living in the United States.” I acknowledged that.” the outlet said.
