A woman was tragically killed after being set on fire on a New York City Subway train. The NYPD is investigating the incident and has charged an undocumented migrant with murder. The case has sparked debate about bystander intervention and the response of police officers at the scene.
A woman was killed after being set on fire on the New York City Subway last weekend, in an attack the New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner has called 'one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.'The NYPD told reporters on December 22 that they do not believe the suspect in the murder knew the woman he allegedly lit on fire, and said they did not interact before the horrific incident.
The NYPD is still working on identifying the woman, who was burned beyond recognition on the F train in Brooklyn, and have charged 33 year-old undocumented migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with murder.Videos released from the crime scene showed police officers apparently standing by as the woman burned and passersbys walking past or filming her with their phones as opposed to trying to help her, leading people to call this apparent lack of action 'disturbing.'Police defended their response, saying one officer was trying to control the crime scene as others tried to get fire extinguishers. They eventually extinguished the flames, though the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.NYPD chief of transit, Joseph Gulotta, told reporters: 'What the officers saw and they had to deal with, and they were trying to get fire extinguishers, I commend that one officer who stayed there, made sure he kept the crime scene the way it's supposed to be, made sure he kept an eye on what was going on.'The crime has led to people asking for better bystander intervention. Some have even said that the tragedy would not have occurred if someone like Daniel Penny had stepped in. Penny was recently acquitted of murder after choking a homeless man to death on the subway after he yelled and lunged at a woman and her child.Who Is the Suspect?The suspect is undocumented migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Cali
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