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Sleeping woman killed when set on fire on New york city subway train, police state

Police arrested a male they stated set a female on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a. New york city City subway train on Sunday early morning, killing her.

The female, who has not been recognized, sat motionlessly. aboard a fixed F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Opportunity. train station in Brooklyn at about 7:30 a.m. (1230 GMT) when an. unidentified guy approached her and used a lighter to set her. clothing on fire, the New york city Authorities Department said. Cops. said there was no interaction before the attack and they did not. think the two individuals understood each other.

The guy left the car as policemans on patrol in the. station hurried to the blaze.

What they saw was an individual standing inside the train automobile. totally engulfed in flames, New York Cops Commissioner Jessica. Tisch said at an interview.

The officers used fire extinguishers to put out the fire and. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency. responders, authorities said.

Authorities arrested a suspect, who has actually not been publicly. determined, as he rode the train later on Sunday.

Police said they were still investigating the victim's. identity and the factor for the attack.

About 4 million journeys are taken each weekday on the city's. subway, where violent crime is relatively uncommon. As of November,. there had been 9 murders reported on the subway in 2024,. compared to 5 in the same period in 2023, according to cops. data.

Earlier this month, a jury acquitted Daniel Penny of. criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a. homeless previous Michael Jackson impersonator, on the city's. train. Neely had actually been yelling angrily at passengers on a. subway train when Cent got him from behind and limited. him in a chokehold for a number of minutes.

(source: Reuters)