New York woman burned alive on train: A very horrific incident occurred in New York City, USA. On the morning of Sunday, December 22, 2024, a woman sleeping in a subway car was burned alive. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tice called the incident one of the most twisted crimes ever committed. At present, the police have arrested the suspect in this case.
Woman’s clothes catch fire
According to the New York Post, the incident occurred at 7.30am when the train was stopping at the station. Later, a man approached the woman in the last carriage of the train and lit her clothes on fire with a lighter. “The attacker very calmly approached the woman and set fire to her clothing, which started to burn heavily within seconds,” Commissioner Tees told a news conference.
woman dead
When the staff patrolling the station upstairs saw the smoke, they rushed to the scene immediately. There was a young man standing in the train carriage. The woman is surrounded by flames. Staff immediately used fire extinguishers to put out the fire, but the woman was completely burned and died. According to police, a suspect was found at the scene. He sat on a bench on the platform outside the train.
What did the mayor of New York say?
Joseph Gulotta of the New York Police Department said the attacker had been identified as an immigrant from Guatemala, according to media reports. He came to the United States in 2018. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams wrote on social media platform X that such disgusting behavior has no place in our society. We are committed to seeking justice for all victims of violent crime. My prayers go out to the victim’s family.
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