The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced.The accused, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was not present at the brief hearing in a Brooklyn court, the district attorney's office said.A court-appointed attorney for Zapeta did not immediately respond to a Reuters email seeking comment.
He described the attack as a "malicious deed" against "a sleeping and vulnerable woman."The US Department of Homeland Security has said the suspect is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the country unlawfully and that it would eventually bring removal proceedings against him. He was living in a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, police say.
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