Woman Set On Fire, Burned To Death In New York Subway Train By Guatemalan Illegal Alien

A woman was set on fire by a Guatemalan illegal alien, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, on a New York subway train on Sunday. The incident occurred at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m.

The suspect approached the woman, who was sleeping on the train, and lit her clothes on fire using a lighter. He then watched as she burned, without attempting to help her or alert anyone.

Zapeta-Calil was arrested later that day at the 34th Street-Herald Square station in Manhattan. He was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and first-degree arson.

The incident is being investigated by the New York Police Department (NYPD), with assistance from federal immigration officials. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has promised to bring the perpetrator to justice and ensure accountability in the case.

The suspect is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally in 2018. He was detained and deported at the time but managed to re-enter the country recently, leading many critics to blame President Joe Biden's open borders policy for the horrific incident.

New York far-left Governor Kathy Hochul also faced significant backlash for her social media post boasting about the safety of the New York City subway system shortly after the horrific Sunday incident.

The governor's post, which highlighted a decrease in subway crime since deploying the National Guard and adding security cameras, was criticized as being tone-deaf given the timing.

Critics accused Hochul of being out of touch with the current dangerous state of public safety in New York City's transit system, which is a result of lax policy against crime in the left-wing Democrat-led state.