Woman stabbed to death on light rail had fled worn-torn Ukraine

Iryna Zarutska, 23, who police said was stabbed to death on Friday night on the light rail in Charlotte, had fled war-torn Ukraine, according to a GoFundMe page her friends set up.

The deadly stabbing happened at about 10:30 p.m.

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The crime scene was at the East/West Station in South End.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will charge DeCarlos Brown, 34, who is unhoused and has a lengthy criminal history, with first-degree murder.

In July, his public defender made a motion questioning his ability to proceed in his court case about misusing the 911 system. The judge ordered a forensic evaluation but he was allowed to be out and about…

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