Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDecarlos Brown Jr., accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, has been found not fit to stand trial. During a court hearing, Brown reportedly shouted about having “material in his body” and expressed a desire to press charges against the FBI. The judge ruled that Brown will remain in custody for up to four months to receive medication and treatment to restore his competency. Iryna Zarutska, 23, who had fled Ukraine, was attacked by Brown last August, with federal prosecutors stating surveillance video showed him stabbing her three times. Donald Trump called Brown a “deranged monster” and emphasized the need for a strong response to violent repeat offenders. In fullMan accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte train rants about ‘material in his body’ as judge rules him not fit to stand trialThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Man accused of stabbing Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska found unfit to stand trial
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDecarlos Brown Jr., accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, has been found not fit to stand trial. During a court hearing, Brown reportedly shouted about having “material in his body” and expressed a desire to press charges against the FBI. The judge ruled that Brown will remain in custody for up to four months to receive medication and treatment to restore his competency. Iryna Zarutska, 23, who had fled Ukraine, was attacked by Brown last August, with federal prosecutors stating surveillance video showed him stabbing her three times. Donald Trump called Brown a “deranged monster” and emphasized the need for a strong response to violent repeat offenders. In fullMan accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte train rants about ‘material in his body’ as judge rules him not fit to stand trialThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
