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New York, set woman on fire on subway, 33-year-old charged with murder and arson

2024-12-27 23:48:31Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York, set woman on fire on subway, 33-year-old charged with murder and arson
Sebastian Zapeta

New York prosecutors announced Friday that they have charged Sebastian Zapeta with murdering a woman by setting her on fire inside a New York City subway car. Authorities say the woman, whose identity is not yet known, was asleep at the time of the incident.

The train stopped at Brooklyn's Coney Island station on Sunday morning. Prosecutors say that after setting the victim on fire, Zapeta sat on a bench and watched her burn.

"This was a vile act, against a defenseless woman sleeping on the subway," said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, after a brief court hearing where the indictment was announced.

He said Zapeta faces several counts of murder, as well as one count of arson. The main charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Details of the indictment will be released on January 7.

Zapeta, 33, was not present at the hearing and his lawyer declined to comment.

Federal immigration officials said Zapeta is a Guatemalan national who entered the U.S. illegally. His arrest was made later Sunday.

During police questioning, prosecutors say he claimed he didn't know what happened, saying he had been drinking. But he admitted he was the person shown in photos and security camera footage setting the victim on fire.

Earlier this week, Zapeta was charged with murder and arson. This is often the first step in a criminal case, as in New York, all felony cases require an indictment by a grand jury before proceeding to trial.

Prosecutor Gonzalez told reporters that authorities are working to identify the woman using fingerprints and advanced DNA techniques, while also investigating her movements before she was killed.

According to federal immigration officials, Zapeta was deported from the country in 2018, but returned to the US a short time later.

The serious incident has once again brought into focus debates about safety in the country's largest mass transportation system.

Overall, crime on the subway is relatively rare. The trains and platforms are generally as safe as any other public place in New York City. Police data shows that serious crimes have declined this year through November, compared with the same period in 2023.

But the number of murders has increased. There were nine murders in November, compared to five during the same period last year. That figure does not include the victim who was burned to death on Sunday, or another victim who was stabbed to death in a Queens subway station on the same day.


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