The man charged with murder and arson in the killing of a woman inside a subway train car in New York City is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

A court hearing is scheduled Friday for the man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train and fanning the flames with a shirt as she burned to death. Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson for the apparently random attack,

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.

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.

The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.”

Police have defended their response, beginning when officers patrolling the station smelled and saw smoke coming from the F train.

NEW YORK - The man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train is due back in court Friday. Investigators say the unidentified victim was sleeping when Sebastian Zapeta, 33, used a lighter to set her clothes on fire.

A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames.