Tragic twist in sickening murder of woman set on fire by illegal migrant on NYC subway READ MORE: Chilling video shows NYC subway 'killer' watching victim burn By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 14:29 EST, 24 December 2024 | Updated: 14:32 EST, 24 December 2024 e-mail 1 View comments The woman who was burned alive on a New York City subway last week is yet to be identified, most likely because of how badly charred her remains were, according to a law enforcement official. NYPD confirmed detectives are yet to determine the victim's identity, and a separate source told DailyMail.
com this is likely due to the dire state of her remains. 'She was burned, she was torched to death,' the official said when explaining the ID delay. Th e woman, who is believed to have been homeless, was not thought to have been carrying an ID at the time of the attack.
It's the latest horrific twist in the sickening murder, allegedly by Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, who appeared at Brooklyn Supreme Court charged with murder and arson on Tuesday. He has not yet entered a plea. Zapeta-Calil is accused of lighting the unnamed passenger on fire as she slept on the F train at Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island just before 7.
30am on Sunday. Disturbing videos show the suspect watching from the safety of the platform as the woman became engulfed by the blaze, and even stopped to fan the flames at one point. Meanwhile, New Yorkers filmed the carnage on their phones and NYPD cops appear.
