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December
Suspect Caught After Setting Sleeping Woman Ablaze on NYC Subway
Newsweek
By Adeola Adeosun
12/23/24
Suspect Caught After Setting Sleeping Woman Ablaze on NYC Subway
What’s New
A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a sleeping woman who was set on fire Sunday morning on a New York City subway train in Brooklyn. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for any information on the murder.
The arrest comes after three high school students spotted the person of interest and alerted authorities, following the release of surveillance images to the public.
Newsweek contacted the NYPD’s public information officer via email on Sunday for comment.
Why It Matters
The attack occurred amid ongoing