A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die is awaiting arraignment.

Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train, appeared in court on Dec. 24.

A man was arrested after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a New York subway train Sunday morning, killing her, in what authorities called a “brutal murder” and an example of “depraved behavior.” The suspect was arrested at another subway station in Manhattan about eight hours after the attack,

New York City police arrested and charged a man suspected to have set a woman on fire in the subway early Sunday and then watched from a bench as she became engulfed in flames and died.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.

The Guatemalan man, who officials say was in the U.S. illegally, is accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire.

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.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. The top charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.View on euronews