A Manhattan woman reportedly stabbed a transgender man while on the train in New York City on Christmas night.
According to the New York Daily News, Stephanie Pazmino, 30, was riding the southbound 4 train with her cousin around 11:05pm.
Ijan DaVonte Jarrett, 44, who is African American offered her his seat. According to sources she denied the seat and allegedly said to her cousin in Spanish that she didn’t want to sit next to a black person.
Jarrett said, “I got up anyway and said to her that she didn’t have to sit next to me.I took a seat across from her and just forgot all about it.”
When Pazmino left the train she reportedly started to punch Jarrett, but he said he didn’t realize he was being stabbed until another person intervened.
Jarret said he didn’t know if he was also targeted because he’s transgender.
He said, “I ran to the ticket booth to ask the attendant to call the police, she stated that she did, and that I should sit down. And I passed out after that.”
Police charged Pazmino with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and weapons possession.
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