Kawam grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey, where she was reportedly a popular student, cheerleader, and worked at a pancake house, according to friends who spoke with The New York Times.
"The Brief
- Debrina Kawam, a former high school cheerleader who worked at Merk, was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train, raising questions about her life.
- Sebastian Zapeta, 33, admitted to heavy drinking and expressed remorse, but claimed not to remember the attack.
- A Guatemalan citizen, Zapeta was living in a Brooklyn shelter and working as a roofer when the incident occurred.
"NEW YORK - A woman set on fire inside a New York City subway has raised questions about how a former cheerleader and Merck employee, who fell into homelessness, became the victim of an attack allegedly by a deported migrant.
" 'It is difficult to fathom what could lead someone to commit the atrocious and horrific murder with which this defendant is charged," Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement Tuesday.
"Police say 57-year-old Debrina Kawam, a resident of Toms River, New Jersey, was sleeping on the train when Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused, set her on fire and watched her burn.". . . .
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