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Family of Ukrainian refugee killed on a Charlotte train sues the city, one year after the attack

started August 24, 2026 at 7:49 AM · last changed 4d ago

Summary

The family of Irina Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee stabbed to death on a Charlotte light-rail train, has sued the city and a security company, alleging inadequate safety measures could have prevented her death; the man charged, Decarlos Brown Jr., was ruled incompetent to stand trial in June, and the case prompted a new North Carolina law.

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OBITELJ Irine Zarutske tuži grad Charlotte i zaštitarsku tvrtku godinu dana nakon što je ukrajinska izbjeglica nasmrt izbodena u vlaku gradske željeznice u tom gradu

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