Trump demands death penalty for killer of Ukrainian in US
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The killer of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in the US should be sentenced to death, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"The animal who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine, who came to America, searching for peace and safety, should be given a 'quick' (there is no doubt!) trial, and only awarded the death penalty,” Trump said.
He emphasized that there can be no other form of punishment for the killer.
Murder of a Ukrainian in the US
In Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, 23-year-old Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska, who had emigrated to the US after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, was killed.
The incident occurred at the East/West Boulevard light rail station in the South End district. Surveillance footage released on September 5 shows a man approaching Zarutska and stabbing her three times in the neck while she was listening to music through headphones. Zarutska died at the scene from her injuries.
The suspect is 34-year-old DeCarlos Brown Jr., a homeless man with multiple prior arrests.
Earlier, US media reported that the attacker could face the death penalty.
US President Donald Trump has already reacted to the murder. He called the American who stabbed the young woman a "madman" and stated his intention to act harshly and take horrific measures.
Read all the details of the tragedy in the RBC-Ukraine report.
