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Yesterday — 8 January 2025Main stream

Man Charged in NYC Subway Burning Pleads Not Guilty and Says He Was Drunk

8 January 2025 at 04:28
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

The attack took place at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station. A video shows a man rising from a bench holding a shirt, but instead of smothering the flames, he appears to fan them.
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