The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after police disseminated images of a suspect. He has since been indicted on murder and arson charges.

Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a subway train, appears in court in New ... [+] York, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP) Police officials say ...

She was sleeping on the F Train in the Coney Island area when illegal Guatemalan immigrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil allegedly threw the match at her. Video of the incident appears to show Zapeta ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested following the attack and has since been indicted on murder and arson charges in connection with the killing. The incident occurred on Dec. 22 while Kawam ...

In Karam’s case, prosecutors have said she was asleep on a subway train that was stopped at a station in Brooklyn’s Coney Island when her clothes were set ablaze by a stranger, Sebastian Zapeta.

The man accused of lighting her on fire on Dec. 22, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was taken into custody hours after police disseminated images of a suspect in the shocking Sunday morning attack on a ...

Sebastian Zapeta Calil, a 33-year-old undocumented migrant accused of killing Kawam, was indicted Friday on charges of first- and second-degree murder and arson. Police say Zapeta-Calil calmly ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, has been accused of setting fire to Ms. Kawam with a lighter and was charged with first-degree murder and arson. Ms. Kawam’s identity was confirmed on Monday through ...

Thrown in front of trains. According to testimony from police officers on the scene, the suspect, 30 three-year-old Guatemalan citizen Sebastian Zapeta Khalil, used *** shirt to fan the flames ...