A 26-year-old woman has reportedly been identified as Bethany MaGee, the victim of a shocking Nov. 17 attack aboard a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train in which she was doused in gasoline and set on fire by 50-year-old Lawrence Reed.
Reed, who faces a federal terrorism charge for attacking a person on a mass transportation system, has a criminal record listing 72 prior arrests and 53 criminal cases dating back decades, the New York Post reported.
According to prosecutors, Reed purchased gasoline, boarded the train, poured it over MaGee, then ignited it; she escaped the train, collapsed on the platform, and remains hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns.
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