NEW YORK CITY — The woman who was burned to death aboard an F train in Brooklyn last week has been identified as Debrina Kawam, a 61-year-old resident of Toms River, New Jersey, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Her family is from the Little Falls and Totowa area.
Police say Kawam was set on fire early on Dec. 22 while sleeping on a stationary subway car at the Stillwell Avenue station in Coney Island. She was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, a Guatemalan national previously deported from the United States, was arrested and later indicted for the attack. Prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of arson. Officials have not disclosed a motive or details of the suspect’s mental state…