Man pleads not guilty to burning woman to death on New York City subway train

Sebastian Zapeta, right, accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train, appears in Kings County Supreme Court in New York on Tuesday (Seth Wenig/AP)

A man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, appeared in a Brooklyn court in an orange jumpsuit and orange jacket, his hands cuffed behind his back as he was accused of murder and arson in the killing of Debrina Kawam, 57.