Man apprehended after woman fatally set on fire in New York subway car

Footage showed an assailant igniting woman’s clothing, with emergency personnel declaring her dead at scene

New York City police took a man into custody who they believe is connected to the early morning death of a woman who was intentionally lit on fire on a stationary subway train.

The incident took place on Sunday morning aboard an F train at the end of the line at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.