Vigil held for New York City subway burning victim Debrina Kawam in Brooklyn
A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam​, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December​.
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Subway victim remembered at Brooklyn memorial as advocates push for safer transit system
Community members gathered at the First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay on Sunday in memorial of Debrina Kawam, who died ...
Opinion | Debrina Kawam's death proves even sleeping can be risky for the homeless
Her name was Debrina Kawam; she was a 57-year-old woman experiencing homelessness in New York City, trying to sleep and keep ...
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Debrina Kawam: Police Identify Woman Burned to Death on NYC Subway
The New York Police Department ( NYPD) on Tuesday announced they identified the woman who died after being set on fire while ...
Suspect in New York City subway burning death pleads not guilty to murder charge
The man charged with burning a woman to death on a New York City subway train pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and arson ...
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Here's the story behind the woman set on fire in the NYC subway
A woman set on fire inside a New York City subway has raised questions about how a world traveler and former Merck employee ...
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Memorial honors woman burned to death on NYC subway train
A memorial service will be held Sunday evening in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, who was set on fire inside a New York City ...
Man Charged in Subway Burning Says He Was Drunk and Remembers Nothing
Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He ...
Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire: prosecutors
Zapeta said, “Oh, damn, that’s me,” when cops showed him the horrific video of the attack that shocked the city, according to ...
Debrina Kawam: About the Woman Who Was Set on Fire in a NYC Subway
In December 2024, a woman was brutally set on fire in a New York City subway. She has now been identified as 57-year-old Toms ...
Fact Check: Photos of two women misdescribed as New York subway fire victim
Photos of at least two women have been misdescribed online as showing Debrina Kawam, the woman who died after being set on ...
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A woman died in agony as onlookers pressed ‘Record’
Her name was Debrina Kawam, though we didn’t learn that until nine days after she was burned alive in a New York City subway station. On the morning of Dec. 22 she was murdered in public ...