Guatemala migrant set a woman on fire: A tragic incident happened in America on Sunday morning. A Guatemalan migrant allegedly killed a woman by setting her on fire on a train. According to Hindustan Times report, this incident happened at around 7:30 am at Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island.
The man who allegedly committed the murder has been identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta. He had entered America from Guatemala about a year ago. It is not clear whether he entered the country legally or illegally.
On Sunday evening, New York Police Department (NYPD) officials, including Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, said, “As soon as the train stopped at the station, the accused approached the victim. He set fire to the victim’s clothes. He used a lighter to set it on fire. Within a few seconds the woman was completely engulfed in fire.
Police further said that the officers patrolling the station went inside the train after seeing the smoke. At the scene they found a woman completely engulfed in flames. The fire was immediately extinguished, although it was too late. The woman had died.
How was the accused caught?
After the incident, the accused Sebastian Zapeta was at the spot. He was found sitting on a bench outside the train compartment. The cameras installed there captured his footage. After which he was arrested.
