US EditionUkrainian Refugee Killed in 'Random' Train Attack in Charlotte
The suspect, a 34-year-old with at least 14 prior arrests and mental health issues, was released without bond before the fatal attack, prompting calls for judicial reform.
- Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on August 22 while riding the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, by Decarlos Brown Jr., who has a criminal history of 14 arrests.
- Brown, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder and has a lengthy criminal history with at least 14 previous arrests for violent crimes.
- Zarutska, who emigrated to the U.S. in 2022 to escape the war in Ukraine, was pronounced dead at the scene, raising concerns about public safety in the Charlotte transit system.
- The White House criticized local policies and announced an investigation into the murder, emphasizing that previous arrests of Brown had not led to effective action against him.
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New Footage Released Shows a Terrified Iryna Zarutska Looking Up in Horror and Suffering After Being Stabbed by Decarlos Brown (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
New footage released shows Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fully aware and terrified as Decarlos Brown stabbed her to death.
'I Got That White Girl': Charlotte Train Stabbing Suspect Offered Shocking Admission Following Brutal Murder
The man accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska appeared to admit to doing so in video released Friday by the Charlotte transit authority.
North Carolina stabbing raises concerns over mental illness and repeat offenders
Rodney Harrison, former Suffolk County police commissioner, and Dr. Celine Gounder join "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about the deadly stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina and the role mental illness and re-incarceration play in violent crime.
Last August, on a bus from Charlotte (North Carolina) Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was killed for no reason by an unbalanced judicial past.
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