The New York Police Department ( NYPD) on Tuesday announced they identified the woman who died after being set on fire while inside a New York City subway train as Debrina Kawam. Kawam, 57, had an address in Toms River, New Jersey, according to the NYPD.

In December 2024, a woman was brutally set on fire in a New York City subway. She has now been identified as 57-year-old Toms River, New Jersey, resident Debrina Kawam. As the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams spoke to the press, they explained more details about the terrifying crime.

The homeless woman torched to death at a Brooklyn subway stop has been identified as a 61-year-old woman from New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. Debrina Kawam of Toms River, NJ, was set on fire as she slept in an F train stopped at the end of the line at Coney Island-Stillwell Ave.