NEW YORK — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court this week, while authorities were yet to publicly identify the victim.

STORY: Police have charged a man they say set a woman on fire on a New York City train and watched her burn to death Sunday morning. Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was arrested on a subway train that same afternoon.

The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, while authorities were yet to publicly identify the victim.

The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.

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.

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die has been arraigned.

Federal immigration officials say Zapeta, 33, is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally.

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