Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson for the apparently random attack, which occurred early Sunday morning on a train stopped in Brooklyn. The 33-year-old man made his first court appearance earlier in the week.

A politician who represents Georgia suggested a migrant accused of setting a woman on fire on the New York City subway should get the death penalty.

The Guatemalan immigrant accused of setting a woman on fire and watching her burn to death on a New York City subway train returns to court Friday, just days after his initial hearing where he said he was drunk and doesn’t remember the brutal slaying.

Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant was arrested for allegedly setting a sleeping subway passenger on fire, resulting in the victim's death.

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

A vigil was held Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still nameless victim in a case that rocked the nation due to its cruelty. Community leaders planned to hold a late-afternoon prayer vigil at the Stillwell Avenue station in Coney Island,