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NYC teen gets 5+ years for subway arson attack

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A New York City teenager has been sentenced to over five years in prison for setting a homeless man on fire while he slept on a subway train. The judge imposed a sentence exceeding the mandatory minimum due to the severity of the crime. Prosecutors argued the actions were "heinous" and nearly resulted in murder, while the defense cited the defendant's troubled past and intellectual challenges. AI

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NYC teen gets 5+ years for subway arson attack

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press ·

    ‘Heinous actions’: New York City teen sentenced to more than 5 years after admitting he set a sleeping homeless man on fire on the subway

    Judge Lewis J. Liman gave Hiram Carrero, 19, a sentence that was longer than the mandatory minimum required for arson, after the teen plead guilty in March to the charge.

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