Woman dies after being set on hearth on New York City subway | EUROtoday

A lady has died after being set on hearth whereas sleeping on a New York City subway automobile.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning at round 7.30 a.m. when the unidentified sufferer was asleep on board a stationary F practice on the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station.

A suspect was arrested later within the day.

According to the New York Police Department, the unidentified male approached the girl and lit her on hearth utilizing a lighter earlier than leaving the practice.

New York City Crime Commissioner Jessica Tisch advised reporters Sunday night time that the person had dedicated “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.”

The girl had turn into “fully engulfed in a matter of seconds” Tisch stated, including that officers had been alerted by smoke and extinguished the flames with the assistance of a MTA worker. Graphic footage of the incident circulated on social media appeared to indicate hearth popping out of the automobile whereas horrified bystanders regarded on.

The girl was pronounced lifeless on the scene by first responders. She was discovered with liquor bottles surrounding her, although it was not instantly clear in the event that they performed any half within the hearth, sources advised the New York Post.

An MTA employee advised the outlet that it regarded like the girl’s garments have been utterly “burned off.”

The NYPD later launched a photograph of the suspect, who’s described as a male between 25 and 30 years outdated, roughly 5 foot six, and weighs 150 kilos. He was final seen carrying a grey hooded sweatshirt, blue denims, dark-colored knitted hat with a pink stripe, and brown boots.

A person was taken into custody as an individual of curiosity after police acquired a tip off from three New York highschool college students who acknowledged the outline and referred to as 911, Tisch stated.

The suspect was confirmed to be on a transferring practice, which was stopped after police radioed forward. The man was additionally discovered with a lighter in his pocket.

Little data was obtainable in regards to the suspect, and the identification of the sufferer was not launched.

It was later found that the person had not fled the scene after the incident however had stayed on the station and had been captured on police bodycam footage by one of many attending officers.

“I want to thank the young people who called 911 to help,” Tisch stated. “They saw something, and they said something and they did something. This is another example of great technology and even greater, old fashioned police work with a huge assist from the public.”