A woman, probably homeless, was set on fire on a NYC subway car and died as the perp watched.
The suspect who allegedly lit a sleeping passenger on fire inside a Coney Island F train sat on a bench and watched her burn to death in a shocking pre-Christmas killing — then sneaked away when unwitting cops told him they needed to “clear the space.”
In a horrifying video obtained by The Post, the man calmly looked on as flames engulfed the unidentified woman, who stood inside the open subway car door while the train idled at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
A transit cop walked by, and seemed to pull out his radio and say something as he continued down the platform.
After the cop passed, the suspect — who police say stands about 5-foot, 6-inches tall, weighs around 150 pounds and is about 25 to 30 years-old — got up as if to walk away before the clip cut off.
In another video, cops yelled to the gathered crowd, “Did anybody see anything? Did anybody see anything?” as smoke poured from inside the subway car.
The suspect brazenly sat on a bench right in front of the door as cops huddled around it, pulling his hood up at one point just before an officer spoke to him.
This is hard to watch.
Disturbing video captures suspect allegedly setting a woman on fire in an F train car, watching as she succumbs to her injuries.
We need more men like Daniel Penny. https://t.co/K0jv5cLsIP pic.twitter.com/QYi0fXBDBo
— I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) December 22, 2024
This is the suspected perp
Just two days ago NY Gov Kathy Hochul assured residents of NYC that crime was way down.
The poor woman’s fiery death came just as Gov. Kathy Hochul sent 250 more National Guard troops into the Big Apple’s subway system for the holiday rush — swelling its $100 million subway deployment to 1,000 troops.
Hochul has insisted that her controversial March deployment of National Guard troops into the subways led to a dramatic drop in transit crime.
But despite the governor’s efforts, subway murders rose by at least 60% this year, according to data collected in September.
The ever-stupid idiots at Politico suggested that Hochul is a “centrist.”
The centrist Democrat is looking to address a leading worry for New Yorkers ahead of her reelection bid in 2026, when she will face challengers from both parties looking to take advantage of her political vulnerabilities.
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Hochul has sought to allay New Yorkers’ fears over public safety following a spike in violent crime that coincided with the pandemic.
She has touted a statewide drop in many violent crimes, including shootings, as police at the local and state levels mount efforts to remove illegal guns from the street.
The buck toothed horse faced Hochul sees her future in jeopardy and that is the ONLY reason she budged on safety.
Well over a year out from her next election, Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking desperate — and hapless.
The latest sign: She’s sent in another 250 National Guard to “help keep the subway safe” for Christmas shopping season and maybe beyond.
Yet the guardsmen legally can’t do most law enforcement, just check bags.
They’re not getting that raving madman off the platform, sorry.
But the 1,000 total Guard help provide a “sense of security,” the gov insists. Merry Christmas!
At least that’s not as insulting as her claim that she’s saving us money by imposing congestion-pricing tolls of “only” $9 instead of the $15 originally planned.
Hopefully, this horrific crime will be the final nail in her coffin.
This poor woman could have used a hand from Daniel Penny but who would want to be the next Penny when the goddam idiots like Hochul, Alvin Bragg and Letitia James are the arbiters of justice in NY?
How many times has this got to happen before they stop freeing criminals and the mentally ill?
PS
The bastard has been arrested. I lament that he was not taken alive.
BREAKING: Sebastian Zapeta, a man suspected of setting sleeping NYC subway rider on fire, watching her burn to death has been ARRESTED. https://t.co/U9shP3x3Qy
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) December 22, 2024
Now I want to know his immigration status
Via Western Lensman on X
Via Libs of TikTok
UPDATE
As I suspected but wanted corroboration
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Except for liberals being foolish.
First and most important, you must see the positive. At least no criminals were harmed trying to stop this crime. Democrat governance works!
Sebastian Zapeta, alleged perp, identifies as a Guatemalan.
And our great “leaders” are trying to force law-abiding people on public transportation alongside creeps like him.
I’ll stick with my cars.
I’ll stick with my car and motorcycle, and only traveling in states that recognize my carry permit.
Dont need a permit here. unless you conceal.
Anyone who would do that to a woman should be hanged by their neck until their Dead then cremated and the ashes dropped over New York City Hall
Why we need a Border Wall and not a Bridge its becoming quite clear the reason why to keep out the invaders
Why we a Wall and not no stupid Bridge on the Border and sadistic Fiends like them Exicuted within a year NO MORE SLAP ON THE WRIST THIS MONSTER Needs Exicuted and No Delays or Appeals