Iryna Zarutska’s family sues Charlotte over alleged security failures in her death

Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and city knew of violent crime issue The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city. A lawsuit filed on

The complaint also takes aim at fare enforcement, alleging Zarutska's accused killer, Decarlos Brown Jr., rode CATS transportation without paying before the attack.

Iryna Zarutska's family sues city where she was killed over 'systemic failures' which led to her death  GB News

The wrongful death lawsuit alleges no security guard was aboard the Charlotte light rail train when Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed in 2025.