Murder of a woman in the New York subway: all the details of the murder of 57-year-old Debrina Cavam from New Jersey
1 january 2025 в 01:37
In December 2024, a woman was brutally set on fire in the New York City subway. She has now been identified as 57-year-old Debrina Cavam, a resident of Toms River, New Jersey. When the New York City police and Mayor Eric Adams spoke to the press, they explained more detailed details of the horrific crime.
Cavam was a 57-year-old woman from Toms River, New Jersey. The initial report from the New York City police stated that she was 61 years old, but this was later corrected. Mayor Adams also noted that Cavam had a «short stay» at a New York City homeless shelter.
«Our hearts go out to the family», - Adams said at a press conference on December 31, 2024. «It's a horrific event to go through, and just watching that video, I couldn’t even finish it. It was just a bad event, and it affects how New Yorkers feel».
On December 22, 2024, Cavam was sleeping on a parked F train in Brooklyn. A man was seen next to her in the train car around 7:30 a.m. that morning, and he set her on fire. He fled the scene.
The suspect in this case was identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapata-Calil, who was arrested the same day. Subway passengers called 911 when they noticed Zapata-Calil several hours after the incident, when they saw him on police camera footage, NBC News reported. The suspect was arrested and charged with four murders and one arson.
According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, Zapata-Calil was charged with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of first-degree arson. If found guilty, the first-degree murder charge carries a life sentence, according to NBC.
According to the New York Post, in 2024 there were at least 10 murders on the New York City subway. Police said this set a 25-year record, which was originally set in 2022. In 2024 alone, there were beatings, stabbings, intentional arsons, and other brutal murders in the city’s train system.
According to data presented on the VitalCityNYC.org website, there has been at least one murder on the New York City subway since 1997. Since then, there have been over 80 murders on the subway
Cavam was a 57-year-old woman from Toms River, New Jersey. The initial report from the New York City police stated that she was 61 years old, but this was later corrected. Mayor Adams also noted that Cavam had a «short stay» at a New York City homeless shelter.
«Our hearts go out to the family», - Adams said at a press conference on December 31, 2024. «It's a horrific event to go through, and just watching that video, I couldn’t even finish it. It was just a bad event, and it affects how New Yorkers feel».
On December 22, 2024, Cavam was sleeping on a parked F train in Brooklyn. A man was seen next to her in the train car around 7:30 a.m. that morning, and he set her on fire. He fled the scene.
The suspect in this case was identified as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapata-Calil, who was arrested the same day. Subway passengers called 911 when they noticed Zapata-Calil several hours after the incident, when they saw him on police camera footage, NBC News reported. The suspect was arrested and charged with four murders and one arson.
According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, Zapata-Calil was charged with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of first-degree arson. If found guilty, the first-degree murder charge carries a life sentence, according to NBC.
According to the New York Post, in 2024 there were at least 10 murders on the New York City subway. Police said this set a 25-year record, which was originally set in 2022. In 2024 alone, there were beatings, stabbings, intentional arsons, and other brutal murders in the city’s train system.
According to data presented on the VitalCityNYC.org website, there has been at least one murder on the New York City subway since 1997. Since then, there have been over 80 murders on the subway
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