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

New York City police are working to identify the woman who died after being intentionally set on fire inside a stationary subway train.

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.