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 to heavy drinking, authorities said Tuesday.

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Man accused of burning woman to death on NY subway charged with murder

A man accused of lighting a woman’s clothes on fire aboard a New York City subway was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on Tuesday for first and second degree murder charges in addition to arson ...
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Suspect who allegedly set woman on fire in subway fanned flames, prosecutors say

Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway.
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NYC Subway Fire: What We Know About the Fatal Burning of a Woman

The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson.
The New York Times - 8h
NY subway death accused fanned flames with shirt, prosecutors say

The woman fatally set alight on a Brooklyn train was attacked by a man she is not believed to have known.
BBC News - 10h
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.
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Man charged in fatal burning of woman in New York subway car

Suspect identified as Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson after watching victim set ablaze die, police said. A man who allegedly set a woman on fire inside a New York subway train ...
The Guardian - 1d
Suspect in NYC Subway Fire Is Charged With Murder in Woman’s Death

The man charged with murder in the woman’s death was identified by federal officials as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.
The New York Times - 1d
'Depravity': Undocumented migrant charged with fatally burning woman on subway

The suspect -- identified by police on Monday as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta -- was taken into custody on Sunday, hours after the incident.
ABC News - 1d
Man charged in woman's burning death on NYC subway was deported from U.S. in 2018

A man charged with murder in the death of a woman set on fire on a New York subway car was in the U.S. unlawfully and had been deported, federal officials said.
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Man accused of fatally setting NYC subway rider on fire says he doesn't recall incident

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