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Police in New York City have named a woman who was set on fire and burned to death last week on a subway train in Brooklyn. Debrina Kawam, 57, of New Jersey, has been identified as the victim of ...
Authorities have identified the woman who burned to death after she was set on fire inside a New York City subway train as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. At a news conference, New York City Mayor Eric ...
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the immolation was "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being." [ 39 ] Tom Homan , who was the incoming border czar at the time of the attack, criticized Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul , governor of New York , for making New York City a ...
A woman who died after being set on fire on a New York City subway train this month has been identified, according to police. The woman was named as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey ...
The woman's clothing "“became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds,” said Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commissioner, while the suspect remained at the scene, watching her burn from a bench on the subway platform as police and a transit worker extinguished the flames. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A lithium ion battery sparked a fire that killed one person and injured 17 others at a New York City apartment building, fire officials said Saturday.. Friday's two-alarm fire ...
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