Man Arrested for Setting Woman on Fire on NYC Subway

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A man has been arrested and charged with murder and arson after setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway. The woman, who has not been identified, burned to death on the F train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. The suspect, identified as Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, told officers he was drunk at the time and couldn't remember it. He was pictured perp walking out of the NYPD 60th Precinct building in Coney Island on Monday afternoon.

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