Man Catches on Fire at Penn Station 5 Days After Woman Was Fatally Set Ablaze on N.Y.C. Subway
A man was found on fire at Penn Station in New York City on Dec. 27, just five days after a woman was fatally set on fire on a subway car in Brooklyn, an NYPD spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.
NYPD investigates after homeless man catches fire in Manhattan subway station
New York police are investigating after a 67-year-old man caught fire and suffered burn injuries while inside Manhattan's Penn Station. No arrests have been made.
'Some progress' made in efforts to ID woman burned to death on subway
The man charged with setting a woman on fire and killing her as she slept on a New York City subway car is due in court on Friday.
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning indicted on charges of murder and arson
The man accused of setting fire to a woman who was asleep on a New York City subway has been indicted on charges of murder in the first and second degree and arson, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Man accused of fatally burning woman on NYC subway indicted for murder and arson, Brooklyn DA says
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced Friday.
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
New York City officials are using forensics and video surveillance to identify the woman who burned to death on a subway car in Brooklyn, while the man accused of lighting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on state charges,
Suspect Indicted in Fatal New York City Subway Burning
The status of the suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, as an undocumented immigrant swiftly became the focus of coverage of the horrific attack. Zapeta-Calil, 33, was deported from the U.S. in 2018 but reentered the country on an unknown date.
Man indicted in burning death of sleeping woman on Brooklyn subway, prosecutors say
Sebastian Zapeta is accused by prosecutors of lighting the woman on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station Sunday morning, then fanning the flames with a shirt.
Man indicted in burning death of woman inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges
Man accused of burning woman on subway indicted for murder, arson
A grand jury indicted Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the subway, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced.
Man found with ‘serious’ burns at New York’s Penn Station days after woman set on fire on subway train
The incident comes hours after a man was charged with murder after allegedly lighting a woman on fire on the subway last weekend
She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet ...
Hochul’s subway-safety claim a cruel joke — as violence hit deadly high in 2024
Daniel Penny’s prosecution is causing reasonable people to think twice before helping a fellow straphanger, making the ...
Investigators Using Video Surveillance to Identify Subway Burn Victim
The Brooklyn district attorney said the police were trying to retrace the woman’s steps to find a clear picture of her face.
As Woman Burned Alive on NYC Subway Car, Bystanders Watched — and Filmed
Horrific footage of a woman who was set on fire Sunday has raised questions about why passersby, including a uniformed police ...
Mom of MTA worker killed in subway car fire ‘mad’ that conductors have no extinguishers
The torching death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train has stirred up painful memories for a still- grieving mother — and ...