Woman Burnt to Death in New York Subway Car as Suspect Watched
- She was killed by another passenger on F train in Brooklyn
- Incident likely to stoke fears that NYC subway remains unsafe
Police investigate at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died in New York on Dec. 22.
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A woman in a New York City subway car was killed early Sunday after another passenger set her on fire and then watched from a nearby bench in the Brooklyn station as she was burnt alive, the police said.
A suspect was arrested after the police disseminated clear photos — and a group of high school students recognized him on another subway car and called the police. He was taken into custody in Herald Square in Manhattan after the police stopped the subway, Chief of Transit Joseph Gulotta said at a press briefing.