The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, police announced Tuesday.

The full tragedy of the woman burned to death on the New York subway before Christmas was revealed Tuesday as police said they had finally worked out her identity. They named Debrina Kawam, 57, as the victim of the murder,

The woman who was killed when a man intentionally set fire to her while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train earlier this month has been identified as Debrina Kawam, police said.