Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant was arrested for allegedly setting a sleeping subway passenger on fire, resulting in the victim's death.

The woman was identified as Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey. Mayor Adams said she had a "brief stint" in the city's shelter system.

The New York Police Department ( NYPD) on Tuesday announced they identified the woman who died after being set on fire while inside a New York City subway train as Debrina Kawam. Kawam, 57, had an address in Toms River, New Jersey, according to the NYPD.

A 61-year-old New Jersey woman has been identified as the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a New York City subway car. Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, was sleeping inside a train car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn on December 22 when the horrific incident occurred.

The woman who was set on fire inside a New York City subway train by Sebastian Zapeta has been identified as Debrina Kawam. The woman was 61 years old and had a last known address in New Jersey.