"The caught-on-video arson attack was one of the city's most shocking and disturbing subway slaughters - made all the more horrific by the number of straphangers who failed to come to Kawam's aid. Surveillance and mobile phone footage show the killer watching Kawam burn, then sitting casually on a subway bench as first responders arrived at the scene."
"Zapeta-Calil later told cops he was so wasted on booze he couldn't remember, according to sources. Zawam grew up in a good family in Tom's River, New Jersey, and went on to college and a job in Atlantic City before mental illness and bad fortune shattered her life, leaving her homeless and relying on subway tunnels and trains for warmth during the cold winter months."
Curtis Sliwa and members of the Guardian Angels gathered at the Coney Island F-train station on the first anniversary of Debrina Kawam’s death. Kawam was allegedly torched by Guatemalan immigrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, with footage showing the attacker watching her burn and then sitting on a bench as first responders arrived. Sources say Zapeta-Calil may have fanned the flames with his jacket and later told police he could not remember because he was intoxicated. Kawam grew up in Tom’s River, attended college and worked in Atlantic City before mental illness and misfortune left her homeless and living in subway tunnels and trains. Sliwa urged the MTA to erect a statue on the platform to honor homeless and emotionally disturbed people who shelter in subways, criticizing bystander inaction during the attack.
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