03.12.2025 19:55
Following the brutal murder of Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska in the New York subway in August, a 56-year-old homeless man was attacked this time. The assailant set the 56-year-old man on fire and calmly left the station as if nothing had happened. The victim, engulfed in flames, was taken to the hospital with severe burns.
A homeless man in the New York subway was set on fire by an unidentified individual. The incident occurred near Penn Station while the 56-year-old homeless man was sleeping on a train. The attacker calmly left the station after this act. The victim, engulfed in flames, was taken to the hospital with severe burns.
While the horror created by the brutal murder of Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska in the New York subway last August is still fresh, the city was once again shaken by another chilling attack.
HOMELESS MAN SLEEPING IN THE SUBWAY...
A 56-year-old homeless man was set on fire by an unidentified person while sleeping on a train near Penn Station. The attacker calmly left the station as if nothing had happened after this horrifying act.
BOARDED ANOTHER TRAIN AND FLED
The incident occurred on the 3 train line. The suspect carried out the attack just a few seconds after entering the car; he set the sleeping man on fire and calmly exited just before the train doors closed. He then boarded another train heading north and fled the station.
The victim, engulfed in flames, was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital with severe burns. Authorities stated that the man's condition is serious.
NYPD RELEASED FOOTAGE AND SOUGHT HELP
The New York Police Department released security camera footage showing the attacker wearing a gray jacket, black hat, black pants, and carrying a black backpack, asking for help in identifying him.
These two consecutive incidents have reignited discussions about security in the New York subway. Especially after the murder of Zarutska, the increasing reactions have brought the adequacy of inspections and patrol numbers in public transportation back into question.
Moreover, this attack occurred just a few weeks after a person with over 50 criminal records, who was being monitored by an electronic tracking system, set a woman on fire in the Chicago subway.