The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.

The deadly fire on the F train was one of several high-profile acts of violence in New York City's subway system at the end of last year, even as transit crime dropped overall in 2024. The NYPD on Monday pledged to send 200 more officers into the subway, with a focus on train cars and platforms.

THE man accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire on the subway and watching her burn to death gave a chilling glare after pleading not guilty to the horrific crime. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil

The suspect accused of setting a woman on fire on the subway last month was back in court to plead “not guilty” just a short time ago. FOX 5 NY’s Michelle Ross has the details from the courtroom.

Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the NYC subway, pleads not guilty in the death of Debrina Kawam.

The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned Tuesday on murder and arson charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, will appear in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam,

A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, appeared in Brooklyn court in an orange jumpsuit and orange jacket, his hands cuffed behind

A man accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire as she slept on a New York City subway train last month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other charges. The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil,

Prosecutors say the man lit a New Jersey native on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station in late December.