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HISTORICAL FACTS: Police arrest suspect who set woman on fire in new york subway | History Defined

New York police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the Brooklyn subway (Credit: AFP)

New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it "one of the most depraved crimes" a person could commit.

The man "calmly walked up to the victim" on the F train in Brooklyn and set her ablaze on Sunday morning, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a press conference.

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