Antonio Romero, 18, was arrested for slashing a 17-year-old girl in a Bronx subway station after an altercation related to social media. The incident occurred last month when Romero approached the victim and, feeling threatened, brandished a knife he claimed to carry for protection. The girl sustained serious injuries that required multiple stitches. Romero was charged with several offenses including assault and weapon possession, and his bail was set while he awaits further court proceedings amid recent violence in the city's transit system.
"I approached her, she had her hand in her pocket so I got nervous and took out my knife from my pocket I keep for protection and sliced her in the face."
The terrifying attack came during a violent month in the Big Apple transit system - where a homeless woman was allegedly torched by a migrant on a Coney Island F train and a straphanger miraculously survived after getting randomly shoved into an oncoming train in Chelsea.
Police said it was his first arrest. A Bronx judge set bail at $20,000 cash and $65,000 bond. His next court date is set for Jan. 24.
Medics took the teen victim to Harlem Hospital, where she received multiple stitches on her left cheekbone down to her mouth, according to the court papers.
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