Charlotte Train Stabbing: Ukrainian Refugee’s Fatal Encounter Renews Debate on Mental Health, Justice System
Charlotte Train Stabbing: Ukrainian Refugee’s Fatal Encounter Renews Debate on Mental Health, Justice System The tragic death of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte Blue Line train has sparked renewed national debate over the intersection of mental health, criminal justice, and public safety. Zarutska, who had fled war-torn Ukraine in August 2022 seeking a new life in North Carolina, was fatally stabbed in a seemingly unprovoked attack by Decarlos Brown, a man with a lengthy criminal record…