Sleeping woman 'set on fire on New York train' by stranger who watched her burn to death

Mădălin Mihai

A stranger carried out one of the "most depraved crimes" when he set a woman on fire and watched her burn to death on a New York subway train. Transit police apprehended the male suspect after receiving a report from three high school students who had recognised the man from photographs and police body cam video that was widely distributed by police and the media. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch praised the people in her city for helping authorities apprehend the person who may