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| New York woman set alight in her lift | New York woman set alight in her lift |
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| New York police have arrested a man for murder and arson after he allegedly doused a woman with fuel and set her alight in the lift at her flats. | |
| CCTV images captured a man entering the lift, wearing surgical gloves, a protective mask on the top of his head and spraying an accelerant over her. | CCTV images captured a man entering the lift, wearing surgical gloves, a protective mask on the top of his head and spraying an accelerant over her. |
| Police said Jerome Isaac, 47, had surrendered and implicated himself in the attack. | Police said Jerome Isaac, 47, had surrendered and implicated himself in the attack. |
| The victim, who later died, was named as Deloris Gillespie, 73, of Brooklyn. | |
| New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said Mr Isaac walked into a police station hours after the Saturday afternoon attack, smelling of gasoline, and implicated himself. | New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said Mr Isaac walked into a police station hours after the Saturday afternoon attack, smelling of gasoline, and implicated himself. |
| He told police Ms Gillespie owed him $2,000 (£1,300) for work he had done for her, Mr Browne said. | He told police Ms Gillespie owed him $2,000 (£1,300) for work he had done for her, Mr Browne said. |
| After allegedly setting Ms Gillespie on fire, Mr Isaac walked to his own nearby block of flats and started a fire there, Mr Browne said. | After allegedly setting Ms Gillespie on fire, Mr Isaac walked to his own nearby block of flats and started a fire there, Mr Browne said. |
| Residents of Ms Gillespie's building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, told the New York Times they recognised the man in photos of the suspect released by police. | Residents of Ms Gillespie's building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, told the New York Times they recognised the man in photos of the suspect released by police. |
| They said he had known Ms Gillespie and sometimes carried shopping bags for her. | They said he had known Ms Gillespie and sometimes carried shopping bags for her. |
| Evacuated | Evacuated |
| Mr Browne said Mr Isaac had been waiting for Ms Gillespie as she arrived by lift on the fifth floor of her apartment block at around 16:00 local time (11:00 GMT). | Mr Browne said Mr Isaac had been waiting for Ms Gillespie as she arrived by lift on the fifth floor of her apartment block at around 16:00 local time (11:00 GMT). |
| "It was apparent he knew she was on the elevator," he said. | "It was apparent he knew she was on the elevator," he said. |
| Video footage showed the man walk into a lift and spray her "sort of methodically" before pulling out a barbecue-style lighter, igniting a rag in a bottle, using the flames to set her alight and then throwing the bottle into the lift, Mr Browne said. | Video footage showed the man walk into a lift and spray her "sort of methodically" before pulling out a barbecue-style lighter, igniting a rag in a bottle, using the flames to set her alight and then throwing the bottle into the lift, Mr Browne said. |
| Ms Gillespie was carrying grocery bags at the time, and crouched down at the back of the lift to try to shield herself. | Ms Gillespie was carrying grocery bags at the time, and crouched down at the back of the lift to try to shield herself. |
| The six-storey building was evacuated and residents kept away for several hours while police investigated, Associated Press news agency said. | The six-storey building was evacuated and residents kept away for several hours while police investigated, Associated Press news agency said. |