Woman burnt to death in a subway in New York
A woman was killed by setting her on fire in the metro in New York City, USA on Sunday. Police have arrested an accused of murder. According to New York Police, the accused reached the woman in the metro at around 7:30 in the morning and set her on fire before getting down at the station. The woman died due to injuries from the flames.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the accused set fire to a white cloth of the woman with a lighter. Due to the fire, the cloth was burnt to ashes in a few seconds. After this, the fire spread to the other clothes of the woman.
The victim woman has not been identified yet. After setting the fire, the accused got down from the metro and sat at the station. Sitting on the platform, he was watching the woman burn.
The woman was sleeping when the fire broke out
Tish said that the police officers patrolling the metro station saw smoke and smell from the train. After this, they reached the spot and found that the victim was on fire. After this, the officers extinguished the fire.
Emergency service personnel who reached the spot declared the woman dead after investigation. In the initial statement, the police said that the woman was sleeping at the time of the incident. There was no conversation between the accused and the woman before setting her on fire. According to the police, both did not know each other.
According to the CNN report, the accused had set the woman’s blanket on fire. This fire kept spreading until the woman stood surrounded by flames.
The pictures of the accused sitting at the station were captured in the police body cameras. However, he could not be identified at that time. He was identified on the basis of the accused’s appearance in the video obtained from the CCTV of the metro.
After this, the police made the footage obtained from the body cameras public and asked the people for help in catching the accused. The police had placed a reward of $ 10,000 for helping in catching the accused. After this, 3 school children saw the accused and gave information about him.
