Woman dies after being set on fire on New York subway
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described Sunday's incident as "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being".
She said the woman was on a stationary F train when she was approached by a man who used a lighter to ignite her clothing - which became "fully engulfed in a matter of seconds". Although officers extinguished the flames, the victim died at the scene.
Officers said the woman, who they have not named, was in a subway carriage at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station at about 07:30 local time (12:30 GMT) when a man approached her.
The victim was "motionless" when she was set on fire, but detectives were still establishing whether or not she was asleep. "We're not 100% sure," said the NYPD's Joseph Gulotta.
There was "no interaction" between the pair before the attack, Mr Gulotta said, adding that police did not believe the two people knew each other.
