Woman found dead after NYC fire was intentionally burned alive: cops

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Woman found dead after NYC fire was intentionally burned alive: cops

Sugerys Ramirez, 40, was found unconscious and unresponsive inside a second-floor apartment on Van Siclen Avenue near Fulton Street in Cypress Hills after an early-morning blaze on Nov. 11, cops sa…

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Woman found dead after NYC fire was intentionally burned alive: cops​

By
Amanda Woods


December 14, 2022 11:02am
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A woman was found dead after a fire at a Brooklyn apartment — and police on Wednesday said she was intentionally burned alive in a case that’s been ruled a homicide.
Sugerys Ramirez, 40, was discovered unconscious inside the second-floor apartment at a building on Van Siclen Avenue near Fulton Street in Cypress Hills following an early-morning blaze on Nov. 11, cops said.
She was pronounced dead by EMS workers.
Sugerys Ramirez, 40, killed in a Nov. 11 fire on Van Siclen Avenue near Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, was burned to death, cops said. Seth Gottfried Ramirez died of “homicidal violence, including thermal injuries,” officials said.Seth Gottfried
A death certificate for Ramirez, released by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, revealed that she died of “homicidal violence, including thermal injuries,” police said Wednesday.
No information was immediately known about a suspect or motive.
Cops had no immediate details on a suspect in the arson death. Seth Gottfried
Police initially described Ramirez as a squatter.



Another person suffered minor injuries in the blaze but refused medical attention, the FDNY said.


A dozen units, with 60 fire and EMS personnel, had responded to the inferno.

 

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Suspect arrested in slaying of woman who was tied up, burned alive in NYC: cops

Lashawn Duffie, 28, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the heinous Nov. 11 slaying of Sugerys Ramirez, 40 – with whom he was in an unspecified domestic relationship, authorities said.

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Suspect arrested in slaying of woman who was tied up, burned alive in NYC: cops​

By
Amanda Woods


January 25, 2023 2:24pm
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Police arrested a suspect this week in the murder of a woman found burned to death inside a Brooklyn apartment more than two months ago.
Lashawn Duffie, 28, was charged with murder and kidnapping Tuesday in connection to the heinous Nov. 11 slaying of 40-year-old Sugerys Ramirez — with whom he was in an unspecified domestic relationship, authorities said.
Ramirez was discovered unconscious inside a second-floor apartment in a building on Van Siclen Avenue near Fulton Street in Cypress Hills following an early-morning blaze, cops said.
Duffie is accused of tying her up and setting her on fire, burning her alive, authorities said.

Lashawn Duffie, 28, is accused of tying up 40-year-old Sugerys Ramirez and burning her alive, cops said.Seth Gottfried for NY Post
She was pronounced dead by EMS workers.


A death certificate for Ramirez, released by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, revealed that she died of “homicidal violence, including thermal injuries,” police said Wednesday.


Police have described her as a squatter.




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Lashawn Duffie, 28, was charged with murder and kidnapping for the alleged crimes. Seth Gottfried for NY Post

The incident occurred on Nov. 11, 2022. Seth Gottfried for NY Post





Another person suffered minor injuries in the blaze but refused medical attention, the FDNY said.


A dozen units, with 60 fire and EMS personnel, had responded to the inferno.


Duffie’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Wednesday.