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- Judge Lewis J. Liman sentenced Hiram Carrero to 5½ years in prison, exceeding the arson statute’s mandatory minimum.
- Prosecutors sought up to eight years because the fire left the homeless victim permanently scarred.
- Emergency responders rescued the victim after the train traveled from Penn Station to Times Square.
- Defense attorney Jennifer Brown cited Carrero’s premature birth, abandonment, intellectual challenges and pandemic schooling, adding he expressed deep remorse.
