Fire in New York Subway: Migrant Suspect Was Drunk and Can't Remember
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| Horrifying images show maniac Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway, watching her burn before telling cops he doesn’t remember it |
New photos reveal the gruesome scene inside a Brooklyn subway car where an illegal Guatemalan migrant allegedly set a sleeping woman on fire and then calmly watched her burn. He later told police he had no memory of the incident.
Surveillance images from MTA cameras in the F train car allegedly show Sebastian Zapeta-Calil standing in the mostly empty car, with his hands in his hoodie pockets, as flames engulf the woman.
The victim, who was seated on the train at the time, appeared to need a walker, which is visible in the photos.
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The suspect was arrested shortly after on another subway train, with a lighter in his pocket. No clear motive has been established, according to sources.
Zapeta later told investigators he was drunk and had no recollection of setting someone on fire.
| The Guatemala migrant is suspected of setting the woman on fire and then watching her burn to death. The man was able to escape the scene after responding police unwittingly ushered nearby passengers to leave the scene. Cops had briefly talked to the man, not aware that he had set the woman on fire and told him to leave the scene in the immediate aftermath of the attack. Sources said the victim was found with liquor bottles strewn about her, though it was not immediately clear if the perp used them in the attack. |
