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Anna Betts

US judge finds man accused of killing woman on Charlotte train incompetent to stand trial

a person holds a candle and a sheet of paper with a photo of a young woman
Community members gather for a vigil honoring the life of Iryna Zarutska on 22 September 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photograph: Nell Redmond/AP

The man accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte commuter train in August has been found incompetent to stand trial in federal court for now, the US attorney’s office for the western district of North Carolina said on Tuesday.

Decarlos Brown Jr, 35, is accused of killing Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, on a Charlotte light rail train in a case that drew national attention after a surveillance camera video depicting the violent attack was released.

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