The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.”

The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire, was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced. The accused,

The man accused of setting fire to a woman who was asleep on a New York City subway has been indicted on charges of murder in the first and second degree and arson, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges.

The victim appeared to be asleep when the assailant approached her on Sunday in Brooklyn and set her clothes on fire using a lighter, police say.View on euronews

Police said an unknown male had approached the woman, set her on fire, and then left the subway car around 7:30 a.m.

New York City Police announced Sunday they have in custody a “person of interest” in the early morning death of a woman who they believe may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train before being intentionally lit on fire by a man she didn't know.

Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death of a woman who died after being set on fire in a New York City subway train a day earlier.

New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train early Sunday morning.

Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway​.