Tragic twist in sickening murder of woman set on fire by illegal migrant on NYC subway
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The woman who was burned alive on a New York City subway last week is yet to be identified, most likely because of how badly charred her remains were, according to a law enforcement official. NYPD confirmed detectives are yet to determine the victim's identity, and a separate source told DailyMail.com this is likely due to the dire state of her remains.
![[Sebastian Zapeta-Calil is shown sitting on a subway bench watching as the woman he set fire to burns alive. In front of him is an NYPD officer who walked past him, unaware he was allegedly responsible for the sickening crime]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/19/93432375-14224903-Sebastian_Zapeta_Calil_is_shown_sitting_on_a_subway_bench_watchi-a-4_1735068108441.jpg)
'She was burned, she was torched to death,' the official said when explaining the ID delay. The woman, who is believed to have been homeless, was not thought to have been carrying an ID at the time of the attack. It's the latest horrific twist in the sickening murder, allegedly by Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, who appeared at Brooklyn Supreme Court charged with murder and arson on Tuesday. He has not yet entered a plea.
![[Pictured: Sebastian Zapeta is arraigned in Brooklyn Suprreme Court after he was arrested for setting a woman on fire on the F train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/19/93463111-14224903-image-a-2_1735067873730.jpg)
Zapeta-Calil is accused of lighting the unnamed passenger on fire as she slept on the F train at Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island just before 7.30am on Sunday. Disturbing videos show the suspect watching from the safety of the platform as the woman became engulfed by the blaze, and even stopped to fan the flames at one point.
![[Train surveillance cameras caught the man setting fire to the woman and then watching as she suffered in agony]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/19/93428489-14224903-Train_surveillance_cameras_caught_the_man_setting_fire_to_the_ho-a-5_1735068127745.jpg)
Meanwhile, New Yorkers filmed the carnage on their phones and NYPD cops appeared to stroll by without intervening. NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a press conference that officers who responded were not aware the suspect was on the scene at the time.
The woman who was burned alive on a New York City subway last week is yet to be identified, most likely because of how badly charred her remains were, according to a law enforcement official. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil (pictured) has been charged with murder and arson.
