Debrina Kawam had aspirations to be a flight attendant and was known for her “million dollar smile,” according to her high school yearbook biography.

The homeless woman torched to death at a Brooklyn subway stop has been identified as a 61-year-old woman from New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. Debrina Kawam of Toms River, NJ, was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the end of the line at Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.

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 Adams spoke to the press, they explained more details about the terrifying crime.