Bethany MaGee, 26, identified as Chicago victim set on fire on CTA train by serial thug with 72 arrests

The 26-year-old woman who cops said was set on fire by a lunatic with a lengthy rap sheet on a Chicago L train earlier this month has been identified as Bethany MaGee.

“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,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media Sunday.

“This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the streets,” Duffy said of suspect Lawrence Reed, 50, who is facing federal terrorism charges in connection with the senseless fire attack.

“Chicago’s carelessness is putting the American people at risk. No one should ever have to fear for their life on the subway,” Duffy said, lambasting the Windy City’s soft-on-crime policies that let a dangerous convicted felon roam free.

The CTA attack has drawn grim parallels to September’s brutal caught-on-camera knife murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who was killed while minding her own business on a Blue Line train in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Zarutska was savagely butchered by Decarlos Brown Jr. 34, a diagnosed schizophrenic, who was free on cashless bail after a magistrate released him on a “written promise” to show up for court — despite a nearly 20-year history of violence and mental illness.

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The 26-year-old woman who cops said was set on fire by a lunatic with a lengthy rap sheet on a Chicago L train earlier this month has been identified as Bethany MaGee.

“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,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media Sunday.

“This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the streets,” Duffy said of suspect Lawrence Reed, 50, who is facing federal terrorism charges in connection with the senseless fire attack.

“Chicago’s carelessness is putting the American people at risk. No one should ever have to fear for their life on the subway,” Duffy said, lambasting the Windy City’s soft-on-crime policies that let a dangerous convicted felon roam free.

The CTA attack has drawn grim parallels to September’s brutal caught-on-camera knife murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who was killed while minding her own business on a Blue Line train in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Zarutska was savagely butchered by Decarlos Brown Jr. 34, a diagnosed schizophrenic, who was free on cashless bail after a magistrate released him on a “written promise” to show up for court — despite a nearly 20-year history of violence and mental illness.

This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.