Investigators have learned the name of a woman who was burned alive — and beyond recognition — aboard a Brooklyn train last ...
Debrina Kawam had an address in Toms River, N.J., and had spent time in New York City's homeless shelter system.
Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, NJ, was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.
The 57-year-old, of Toms River, N.J., was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.
The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was taken into custody and charged with murder and arson.
The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train ...
A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month was identified, according to police.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The woman killed when she was set on fire in a Brooklyn subway car has been tentatively identified by police, after using fingerprint and dental information and DNA evidence.
The woman was set on fire and killed while likely asleep on a stationary train at the Stillwell Avenue subway station on Dec. 22, according to police.