Guatemalan Migrant Charged with Setting Woman on Fire in NYC Subway

SOURCE nypost.com
Guatemalan migrant charged with torching a sleeping straphanger to death on a Brooklyn subway train was a heavy drinker who chain-smoked K2, according to pals at the homeless shelter he was living in.

Key Points

  • Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder for setting a woman on fire in a Brooklyn subway train
  • He was described as a heavy drinker who chain-smoked K2 by his shelter roommates
  • Witnesses reported seeing him fanning the flames and sitting calmly as the victim burned inside the train

Pros

  • Insight into the background and lifestyle of the accused
  • Eyewitness accounts offer additional context to the incident

Cons

  • Tragic loss of life due to the accused's actions