Police took over a week to name the NYC subway burning victim. A fake name spread in the meantime
It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a ...
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New York governor to push for expanded mental health laws, citing violence on subway
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ...
Hochul's Christmastime boast of safer subway came amid string of alarming violent attacks
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated a statistical decrease in New York City subway crime, including minor and major offenses, just days before several fatal and near-fatal incidents.
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Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim Days Later
Coney Island stop on the F train in Brooklyn to watch her burn to death. A video that went viral showed a stopped subway car ...
Sleeping woman burned to death on NYC subway train pictured in HS yearbook photo: ‘Million dollar smile’
Debrina Kawam had aspirations to be a flight attendant and was known for her "million dollar smile," according to her high ...
Woman burned alive in Coney Island subway train identified as Debrina Kawam
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.
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Police identify woman who was fatally set on fire on NYC subway
The woman was identified as Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey. Mayor Adams said she had a "brief stint" in the city's ...
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Man shoved onto subway tracks in Chelsea, NYPD says
A man was pushed onto the subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train at the 18th Street station in Chelsea on Tuesday afternoon ...
Woman burned to death in New York subway is identified as 57-year-old from New Jersey
The woman, Debrina Kawam, had a New Jersey address, according to NYPD. Kawam died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while ...