The man accused of killing a woman on a New York City subway train by setting her on fire was charged with murder and arson in an initial court appearance on Tuesday.

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.

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.

US officials say Sebastian Zapeta, who is accused of lighting a woman on fire and watching her die, was deported from the country in 2018.

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.

Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway​.

Former acting ICE director Jonathan Fahey and former DC homicide detective Ted Williams join ‘The Story’ to discuss the undocumented migrant suspected of setting fire to a woman in the New York City subway.