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High school senior gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway
Prosecutors said the attack left the victim critically injured with permanent scarring and disfigurement.
- On Tuesday, Manhattan federal court sentenced 19-year-old Hiram Carrero to 5.5 years in prison for arson after he admitted to setting fire to paper next to a sleeping man on December 1, 2025.
- Prosecutors argued Carrero's conduct showed intent to kill, requesting 78 to 97 months, while defense lawyer Jennifer Brown highlighted his neurodevelopmental challenges and how the 2020 pandemic disrupted his schooling.
- The victim survived only because emergency personnel reached him quickly after a "mercifully short trip" from Penn Station at 34th Street to Times Square, with prosecutors noting the crime was "separated from murder by mere chance."
- Judge Lewis Liman imposed the 5.5-year sentence, exceeding the 60-month mandatory minimum requested by Brown, while Carrero expressed remorse, stating "I strongly apologize for my actions."
- This incident occurred amid a series of transit attacks across the U.S.; separately, Brooklyn prosecutors charged Sebastian Zapeta with murder following a December 2024 incident at a Coney Island station.
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The Independent (US)NYC subway horror as teen gets prison time for setting sleeping man on fire
A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison
·London, United Kingdom
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NYC teen arsonist sentenced to 5 years in prison for setting sleeping homeless man on fire on subway
Hiram Carrero was handed the 66-month imprisonment after he was charged for the "heinous" subway attack that left his 56-year-old victim with permanent disfigurement in the early morning attack on Dec. 1, 2025 at Penn Station.
·New York, United States
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