Authorities have identified the woman who burned to death after she was set on fire inside a New York City subway train as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. At a news conference, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Kawam,

A man was critically injured Tuesday after police say someone pushed him in front of a train at a Manhattan subway station.

Authorities previously said they were using forensics and video surveillance to identify the victim, who burned to death on a subway car in Brooklyn. The man accused of lighting her on fire, Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after police disseminated images of a suspect.

Police in New York City have named a woman who was set on fire and burned to death last week on a subway train in Brooklyn. Debrina Kawam, 57, of New Jersey, has been identified as the victim of the seemingly random 22 December attack that burned her body beyond recognition.

The woman who was set on fire on the NYC subway has been identified as Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, police say.

A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month has been identified, according to police. The woman was named as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, the New York Police Department said.

Social media posts across platforms are claiming to name and show a smiling portrait of the woman who died when a man set her on fire on the New York subway in December 2024. But the supposed image of "Amelia Carter" appears to be an AI-generated hoax behind which a cryptocurrency is being sold;