The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson.

New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train early Sunday morning.

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.

A man who allegedly killed a woman after setting her on fire on a New York City subway told police he "doesn't know what happened," NBC News reports. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, allegedly used a lighter to start the fatal fire on Sunday,

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

The Guatemalan man, who officials say was in the U.S. illegally, is accused of lighting a sleeping woman on fire.

A 33-year-old man has been charged in the death of a woman who died after being intentionally set on fire inside a stationary subway train over the weekend. Officials said Monday Sebastian Zapeta-Calil has been charged with first degree murder.