Guatemalan Migrant Indicted on Murder Charges in NYC Subway Burning Death

Dec 27, 2024, 06:00 PM

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant, has been indicted on murder and arson charges for allegedly burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors announced on Friday. The incident occurred last Sunday on an F train in Coney Island, Brooklyn, where Zapeta-Calil allegedly used a lighter to set the woman's clothes on fire as she slept. Authorities are still working to confirm the victim's identity. A grand jury indicted Zapeta-Calil on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, and he is set to be arraigned on January 7. Surveillance footage is being used to aid the investigation.