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.
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
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.
NYC police charge man with murder of woman set on fire on subway
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.
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.
Man charged after woman lit on fire, killed on subway in Brooklyn
Police charged a man after a woman was lit on fire and burned to death on the subway in Brooklyn over the weekend. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was charged on Monday with murder
Sebastian Zapeta: All About Guatemalan Migrant Arrested For Setting Woman On Fire On New York Subway
Law enforcement officials reported that the suspect was apprehended at a different Manhattan subway station approximately eight hours after the attack.
Man Arraigned on Murder Charges in NYC Subway Death Fanned Flames With a Shirt, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors say a man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, causing her to become engulfed
Man charged with murder after woman set ablaze on New York City subway train
A suspect is in custody after the incident on an F train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. Officers found a woman "fully engulfed in flames."
Woman dies on New York subway after being set on fire
Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she was on a New York City subway train on on Dec. 22. The victim died at the scene.
Sebastian Zapeta: All We Know About When, Where and How He Came Into US
A criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek alleged he fanned the flames engulfing his victim with a shirt.Immigration officials told Newsweek he had previously been deported.The ContextZapeta-Calil's ...
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Man accused of setting woman on fire on subway hospitalized, arraignment delayed
As a result, his arraignment has been delayed, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. The reason for the hospitalization has not been released.
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning of passenger arraigned in court
Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson ...
Sebastian Zapeta: What We Know About Suspect in Fatal NYC Subway Fire
A Guatemalan national was arrested in connection with the horrific attack on an F train in Brooklyn on Sunday.
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Man accused of burning woman to death in NYC subway fanned flames, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was ...
Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported
The Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a sleeping F train passenger on fire and then watching as she burned to death ...
Man accused of fatally setting NYC subway rider on fire says he doesn't recall incident
The man accused of killing a New York City subway rider by setting her on fire has no memory of "what happened" and admitted ...