Sebastián Zapeta-Calil, a 33-year-old Guatemalan national, was deported in 2018 after being apprehended at the Mexican border. He later illegally re-entered the U.S. and was residing in New York City, reportedly using the city's shelter system.
¡Impactante! La Policía de #NuevaYork ha identificado a Debrina Kawam, víctima de un brutal ataque en el metro el pasado 22 de diciembre.
Sebastián Zapeta-Calil , el hombre la quemó mientras dormía en un tren, enfrenta cargos graves, incluidos asesinato y #homicidio. #NYC… pic.twitter.com/5kMcPtVTSR
The woman who was burned alive in the NYC subway has been identified as Debrina Kawam, 61. She was charred beyond recognition.
According to witnesses, she was sleeping when Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, the 33-year-old illegal alien, doused her with lighter fluid and set her on fire.… pic.twitter.com/k9F3h8uMO6
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纽约市警方通过指纹、牙齿信息和DNA证据初步确认了在布鲁克林地铁车厢内被纵火烧死的女子的身份。
警员周二表示,遇害者是61岁的德布丽娜·卡瓦姆(Debrina Kawam),来自新泽西汤姆斯河(Toms River)。
据信她案发时无家可归,正在地铁上睡觉,随后遭到纵火。
上周五,大陪审团以四项谋杀罪起诉了这名案件嫌犯塞巴斯蒂安·萨佩塔-卡尔(Sebastian Zapeta-Calil),其中包括一项一级谋杀罪,此外他还被指控一项一级纵火罪。
33岁的萨佩塔-卡尔下次出庭定于明年1月7日。
联邦移民官员表示,来自危地马拉的萨佩塔-卡尔曾于2018年被驱逐出境,但此后不久又非法返回美国。