No bail yet for student held in cabbie slashing

A defense lawyer says a student accused of cutting a Muslim taxi driver’s neck in New York City has post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic alcoholism.

A Manhattan judge said Monday he’ll decide at arraignment whether to grant bail for Michael Enright, of Brewster, N.Y. He’s accused of attacking the driver with a folding knife on Aug. 24.

His attorney says the stress disorder was brought on by war horrors he witnessed while filming a documentary in Afghanistan.

His attorney says Enright suffers from post-traumatic stress and chronic alcoholism.

Authorities say the 21-year-old uttered an Arabic greeting and told the driver: “Consider this a checkpoint.” He’s charged with attempted murder and assault, both as hate crimes.

The allegations have mystified some who know Enright, a senior at the School of Visual Arts.

An interfaith group helped send him to Afghanistan as part of a school video project. He spent time embedded with U.S. troops.

He’ll be arraigned Sept 22.