The service at the First Baptist Church in Sheepshead Bay comprised of leaders of multiple faiths honored the life that ...

A woman set on fire inside a New York City subway has raised questions about how a world traveler and former Merck employee ...

Authorities have released the identity of the sleeping woman burned to death inside a New York City subway train by a man who ...

A memorial service will be held Sunday evening in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, who was set on fire inside a New York City ...

A vigil was held Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still nameless victim in a case that rocked the nation due to its cruelty. Community ...

NEW YORK -- A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in ...

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

In December 2024, a woman was brutally set on fire in a New York City subway. She has now been identified as 57-year-old Toms River, New Jersey, resident Debrina Kawam. As the NYPD and Mayor Eric ...

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Debrina Kawam had an address in Toms River, N.J., and had spent time in New York City's homeless shelter system.

Calil, “calmly” walked up to 61-year-old Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey, while she was sleeping on the F train at ...