DONALD Trump has weighed in on the sick murder of refugee Iryna Zarutska as her death by a deranged “career criminal” has sent the US in turmoil.
The 23-year-old Ukrainian was stabbed to death in a “random attack” on August 22 after she boarded a train in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Iryna Zarutska, 23, was killed on a train in North Carolina after fleeing the Russian invasion[/caption]
Haunting footage showed the moments just before her death[/caption]
She had been living in the US for about three years before she was violently killed[/caption]
Her cold-blooded murder has since rocked the US as her killer, Decarlos Brown Jr., – who was allegedly homeless at the time of the attack – already had 14 previous arrests under his belt.
Rage bubbled when, just days later, fundraisers began popping up in support of the depraved killer and appealing for cash to help bankroll his defence.
Outraged citizens online slammed the fundraisers as twisted, disgusting, and a slap in the face to the victim’s memory.
And now, weighing in on his Truth Social platform, the US President seethed Democrats “have blood on their hands” and blamed Iryna’s death on their refusal to “put bad people in jail”.
Citing the chilling CCTV footage of the “beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee” being mercilessly stabbed on the train, he warned North Carolina needs renewed “law and order”.
The post read: “I have seen the horrific video of a beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee, who came to America to escape the vicious War in Ukraine, and was innocently riding the Metro in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was brutally ambushed by a mentally deranged lunatic.
“The perpetrator was a well known career criminal, who had been previously arrested and released on CASHLESS BAIL in January, a total of 14 TIMES.
“What the hell was he doing riding the train, and walking the streets? Criminals like this need to be LOCKED UP.
“The blood of this innocent woman can literally be seen dripping from the killer’s knife, and now her blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail, including Former Disgraced Governor and “Wannabe Senator” Roy Cooper.
“North Carolina, and every State, needs LAW AND ORDER, and only Republicans will deliver it! Additionally, where is the outrage from the Mainstream Media on this horrible tragedy?
“VOTE FOR MICHAEL WHATLEY FOR UNITED STATES SENATE, HE WON’T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!”
FUNDRAISERS SPARK FURY
Following Iryna’s death a GoFundMe, which has since been taken down, appealed for cash to help Brown’s defence and help the “fight against the racism and bias against our people”.
Another fundraiser was titled, “Fight against the racism and bias against our people,” implying that the mental health system failed Brown due to his race.
“While what happened on the Blue Line was a tragedy, what we mustn’t lose sight of is the fact that Decarlos Brown Jr. was failed categorically by the judicial system and the mental health services of North Carolina, and as such is not entirely to blame for what happened,” one deleted GoFundMe page claimed, per The New York Post.
“Thank you for giving us a hand to push against this corrupt narrative,” another fundraiser stated.
GoFundMe has stated that raising money for the legal defense of those who have been charged with violent crimes is a direct violation of the platform’s policies.
“GoFundMe’s Terms of Service explicitly prohibit fundraisers that raise money for the legal defense of anyone formally charged with a violent crime,” a GoFundMe spokesperson said in a statement to The U.S. Sun.
Declarlos Brown Jr., 34, was arrested and charged with murder[/caption]
The ‘beautiful’ Ukrainian was the subject of a ‘random attack’[/caption]
Iryna’s death has sparked turmoil in the US[/caption]
“Consistent with this long-standing policy, all fundraisers for Decarlos Brown Jr.’s legal defense have been removed from the platform, and any donors who contributed have been fully refunded.”
Outraged citizens online slammed the fundraisers.
One user wrote: “You can’t make this up. He [allegedly] murdered in cold blood and yet his supporters want you to think he was ‘failed’ by the system. Instead, he did exactly what the system wants him to do.”
“Anyone who donated to the GoFundMe for Decarlos Dejuan Brown should be named and f**king shamed!” another person wrote online.
“Race has f**k all to do with it! There would be absolute rage if the race was reversed!”
PREVIOUS ARRESTS
Brown had previously been arrested in January 2025 for misusing the 911 system, claiming that someone had planted a “man-made” substance into his body that controlled how he walked, talked, and ate, according to an arrest affidavit.
Before he called 911, police conducted a welfare check on Brown, where they told him he was suffering from a medical issue and there was nothing law enforcement could do for him.
Brown became irate at their response, called 911, and was arrested shortly after, according to the Charlotte Observer.
In July 2025, Brown’s public defender for the January 2025 arrest questioned his capacity to continue with the legal proceedings, prompting a judge to order a forensic mental health evaluation, as reported by Queen City News.
The evaluation, however, was never completed.
Decarlos Brown Jr.’s criminal history
This is a timeline of Decarlos Brown Jr.’s criminal history since 2011
- 2011-Present: Arrested 14+ times for various crimes such as felony larceny, armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, burglary, shoplifting, assault, making threats/communicating threats, misuse of 911/false emergency calls
- 2020: Sentenced to prison for felony larceny and armed robbery
- 2021: Assaulted his sister shortly after release, causing minor injuries
- January 2025: Arrested for misusing 911 and claiming man-made substances controlled his body
- July 2025: Mental Health evaluation ordered with a schizophrenia diagnosis, but the evaluation was not carried out
Footage shows the moment Iryna was savagely attacked[/caption]
Brown had 14 previous arrests under his belt[/caption]
