The Ukrainian refugee was brutally stabbed in August on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, by a man with a long criminal record
A US grand jury has indicted a North Carolina man accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in a case that could carry the death penalty, news outlets have reported.
Zarutska was killed on August 22 while riding a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Surveillance footage showed 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. stabbing her three times in the neck before fleeing the scene with the knife still in his hand. The assault appeared to be unprovoked, with no exchange between the two preceding the attack, according to the footage. Brown was apprehended shortly afterward and charged with first-degree murder.
He was formally indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. The indictment reportedly states that he “intentionally killed” Zarutska – a charge that makes him eligible for the death penalty.
An attorney representing Zarutska’s family said in a statement on Thursday that they were “pleased” with the indictment and look forward to “swift justice.”
Brown’s criminal record spans more than a decade and includes felony breaking and entering, as well as robbery with a dangerous weapon, court records show. He previously served five years in prison for the robbery conviction.
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