By Andrew Hay

(Reuters) – A woman who died after being set on fire in a New York City subway earlier this month has been identified as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, the New York medical examiner’s office said on Tuesday.

Kawam was identified through fingerprint analysis and his death due to thermal and inhalation injuries was ruled a homicide, said Julie Bolcer, spokesperson of the Office of Chief. Medical (TASE:) Examiner.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Kawam “will have a brief tenure in our homeless shelter system,” without providing further details.

Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen, was charged with murder and arson after allegedly setting Kawam on fire and watching him burn to death in a subway station.

Zapeta was arrested about six hours after police say he used a lighter to light Kawam’s clothes on fire as he appeared to be dozing on a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue stop in Brooklyn.

The suspect entered the US without authorization in 2018 and was deported to Guatemala a few days later. It is unclear when he illegally re-entered, the US Department of Homeland Security said.

There appears to have been no prior interaction between the attacker, a Brooklyn man, and Kawam, police said.

The Homeland Security Department’s statement said it will resume removal proceedings if Zapeta is released from New York custody, which could include a lengthy prison sentence if he is convicted.