危地马拉公民因在纽约市地铁纵火, 被控谋杀和纵火罪出庭。
Guatemalan citizen to appear in court charged with murder and arson for setting woman ablaze on NYC subway.
Sebastian Zapeta是33岁的危地马拉公民,他准备在布鲁克林法院出庭,罪名是谋杀和纵火,据称他于12月22日将57岁的Debrina Kawam在纽约市地铁列车内纵火。
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, is set to appear in Brooklyn court on murder and arson charges for allegedly setting Debrina Kawam, 57, on fire inside a New York City subway train on December 22.
检察官声称,Zapeta点燃了Kawam,点燃了火焰,并看着她燃烧。
Prosecutors claim Zapeta lit Kawam on fire, fanned the flames, and watched as she burned.
尽管据报地铁犯罪率下降了5.4%,但这一事件再次引起安全关切,促使警察在犯罪高发站增派警官。
Despite a reported 5.4% drop in subway crime, the incident has sparked renewed safety concerns, prompting the police to deploy additional officers in high-crime stations.