Authorities have released the identity of the sleeping woman burned to death inside a New York City subway train by a man who allegedly lit her on fire and stayed to watch the aftermath, officials said Tuesday.

Debrina Kawam had an address in Toms River, N.J., and had spent time in New York City's homeless shelter system.

Debrina Kawam, 57, was killed in a NYC subway fire. Suspect Sebastian Zapeta Calil faces murder charges. Learn about the tragic incident and investigation.

Police have identified the woman who recently was set on fire in a subway car in New York City, according to several news reports.

Calil, “calmly” walked up to 61-year-old Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey, while she was sleeping on the F train at

NEW YORK — New York Police announced Tuesday they’ve identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York subway train as a 61-year-old from New Jersey. The woman, Debrina Kawam, had a Toms River, New Jersey, address, according to NYPD.

The woman burned to death on an F train in Brooklyn has been identified as a 57-year-old resident of Toms River, NJ. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, is accused of setting the woman on fire while she was sleeping on an F train on Dec. 22. Zapeta-Calil faces multiple counts of murder and arson.

A 57-year-old New Jersey woman has been identified as the woman who was set on fire and burned to death on a New York City subway car. Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, was sleeping inside a train car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn on December 22 when the horrific incident occurred.

The woman who was set on fire on the NYC subway has been identified as Debrina Kawam, of Toms River, New Jersey, police say.