NEW YORK – The Woman set on fire and burned Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey, was identified in a New York City subway car, police said Tuesday.

Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting the 61-year-old woman on fire while she slept in a train car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn.

Prosecutors say he used a lighter to start the fire on Dec. 22 He then used a shirt to fan the flames. The 33-year-old is at the door one count of first-degree murderthree counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson.

“These are important charges. Murder in the first degree carries the possibility of life without parole. “It is the most serious statute in New York State law, and my office is very confident in the evidence in this case and our ability to hold Zapeta accountable for his dastardly actions,” said Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney of Brooklyn when he announced the charges last week.

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office is pushing for additional federal charges in the case.

“Setting another human being on fire and watching him burn alive reflects a level of evil that cannot be tolerated,” the mayor’s office said in a statement last week.

Zapeta is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 7, when the charges will be officially dropped.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say he entered the country illegally from Guatemala in 2018 and was deported, but re-entered sometime later.

Check back soon for the latest updates on this developing story.