Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, NJ, was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. station.

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 River, New Jersey, resident Debrina Kawam. As the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams spoke to the press, they explained more details about the terrifying crime.

Authorities have released the identity of the sleeping woman burned to death inside a New York City subway train by a man who allegedly lit her on fire and stayed to watch the aftermath, officials said Tuesday.

Investigators have learned the name of a woman who was burned alive — and beyond recognition — aboard a Brooklyn train last week.

Debrina Kawam, 57, was killed in a NYC subway fire. Suspect Sebastian Zapeta Calil faces murder charges. Learn about the tragic incident and investigation.

A Toms River woman was identified as the person who was set on fire and killed on a New York City subway, authorities said. Debrina Kawam, 57, was named as the victim of the attack on Sunday, Dec. 22,

BROOKLYN (CN) — New York Police announced on Tuesday that they have identified the woman who died after being set on fire while sleeping on a Coney Island-bound subway train on Dec. 22. Police said the 57-year-old woman, Debrina Kawam, had a Toms River, New Jersey address.

The 57-year-old, of Toms River, N.J., was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. station on Dec. 22.

A 57-year-old New Jersey woman has been identified as the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a New York City subway car. Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, was sleeping inside a train car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn on December 22 when the horrific incident occurred.