A man is facing a murder charge after a woman died from being pushed to the ground near Metrorail tracks in South Miami last week, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said.

Jorge Gomez, 45, has been charged with second-degree murder and will remain behind bars after he was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of 32-year-old Kanisa Love. He had his first court appearance on Friday.

"Can you afford to hire a lawyer?" the judge asked Gomez.

"No, you honor," he replied.

"Then I will appoint the public defender's office for you," the judge said.

CBS News Miami reached out to the public defender's office, but did not get a response by the time the story aired.

A man confesses to fatally pushing a woman to the ground, deputies say

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by CBS News Miami, MDSO responded to a call around 10 a.m. on Nov. 15 about an unconscious woman at the Metrorail tracks near Southwest 80th Street and U.S. Highway 1 in South Miami. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw the unresponsive woman, who died at the scene.

According to the woman's autopsy, her cause of death was "blunt force trauma to the head," and the manner of death was deemed a homicide.

MDSO said that around 12:30 p.m. the day before, Love was approached by Gomez "without any provocation" and was forcefully pushed to the ground, suffering a head injury, "which ultimately led to her demise."

MDSO said the incident was captured on camera, which showed an altercation between the two. The agency stated that the footage then shows Gomez pushing Love, who subsequently hits her head. Deputies haven't been able to find out why this happened.

On Thursday, Gomez was taken into custody and confessed to pushing the woman to the ground.

A judge remanded Gomez while his case works its way through the court.

"There's probably cause for murder," the judge said. "I'm going to grant the state's motion for pre-trial detention pending final hearing. I hold you with no bond. Good day, sir."