{"id":213,"date":"2025-01-01T04:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T04:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredlettering.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2025-01-01T04:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T04:33:00","slug":"nypd-identifies-woman-burned-in-subway-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theredlettering.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/nypd-identifies-woman-burned-in-subway-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Identifies Woman Burned in Subway Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The woman who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/361419\/woman-set-on-fire-in-apparently-random-subway-attack.html\">died after being set on fire<\/a>\u00a0in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, New York City police announced Tuesday. The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Police initially said she was 61 years old. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Kawam had a &#8220;brief stint in our homeless shelter system,&#8221; though he did not say when, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/article\/688e2ebd46f0eb8f5c9e3430cf2b4bd5\/new-york-police-identify-woman-who-was-burned-to-death-inside-subway-train.html\">AP<\/a>\u00a0reports. Adams said he didn&#8217;t know more than Kawam&#8217;s name and New Jersey address, but he said authorities had been in contact with her next of kin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hearts go out to the family, a horrific incident to have to live through,&#8221; the mayor said. &#8220;It impacts on how New Yorkers feel. But it really reinforces what I&#8217;ve been saying: People should not be living on our subway system, they should be in a place of care. No matter where she lived that should not have happened.&#8221; Authorities previously said they were using forensics and video surveillance as they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/361573\/subway-victims-identity-remains-elusive.html\">struggled to identify the victim<\/a>, who burned to death on a subway car in Brooklyn. &#8220;It&#8217;s a priority for me, for my office, for the Police Department to identify this woman, so we can notify her family of what had happened to her,&#8221; Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez said last week, per the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/31\/nyregion\/coney-island-subway-burning-victim-identified.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after police disseminated images of a suspect in the woman&#8217;s death, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/article\/688e2ebd46f0eb8f5c9e3430cf2b4bd5\/new-york-police-identify-woman-burned-to-death-inside-subway-train.html\">AP<\/a>&nbsp;reports. He&#8217;s since been indicted on murder and arson charges. Zapeta remains jailed. Federal immigration officials say the 33-year-old is from Guatemala and entered the US illegally.&nbsp;<em>This story has been updated with new details.<\/em>&nbsp;(More&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/tag\/23331\/1\/new-york-city-subway.html\">New York City subway<\/a>&nbsp;stories.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Newser Editors and Wire Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted Dec 31, 2024 11:53 AM CST<br>Updated Dec 31, 2024 1:35 PM CST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The woman who\u00a0died after being set on fire\u00a0in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, New York City police announced Tuesday. The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Police initially said she was 61 years old. 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