Five years before the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, there was the grisly case of Mary Santina Collins, a 20-year-old woman with a disability who was stabbed 133 times, wrapped in plastic and hidden in a mattress in NoDa. Her body went undiscovered for eight days.
- Three of four defendants in the case have not had a trial. One remains out of custody, while another was returned to jail last month after being out for nearly three years.
The big picture: Last month’s fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the light rail in South End has ignited scrutiny of Charlotte’s judicial system and public safety. But these concerns have tormented Collins’…..