U.S. authorities have identified a 26-year-old woman who was doused in fluid and set on fire on a Chicago subway train last week.

In a statement on X, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identified the victim as Bethany MaGee and criticized Chicago’s handling of violent crime, referring to the suspect, who police identified last week as 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, and his extensive criminal history.

“It is devastating that a career criminal with 72 PRIOR ARRESTS is now accused of attacking 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on Chicago’s L train, and setting her on fire,” Duffy wrote.

Chicago police records contradict Duffy’s claim that the suspect had been arrested on 72 occasions before the alleged attack. According to department records , he had been arrested in the state 12 times

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