The Charlotte stabbing.
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On Friday, August 22, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Police arrested 34-year-old ex-convict Decarlos Brown Jr. as a suspect in Zarutska’s death and charged him with murder. On Tuesday, the Justice Department also charged Brown with a federal crime.
Warning: Today’s topic involves descriptions of graphic violence.
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