Father of Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska Who Stabbed on Train, Misses Daughter’s Funeral

Iryna Zarutska

The tragic story of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee brutally killed on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, has captured international attention. The young woman, who fled war-torn Ukraine in 2022 seeking safety in the United States, met a horrific end on August 22, 2025, when she was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked … Read more