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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luke Reevey

Trump pledges ‘vicious’ response in tribute to murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska

President Donald Trump has pledged a ‘vicious’ response to the murder of refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina last month.

Ms Zarutska fled the war in Ukraine along with her mother and siblings in 2022.

In a video posted to Truth Social, Trump raised a photo depicting the moment of the attack, as well as pictures of both Zarutska and suspected perpetrator Decarlos Brown Jr.

34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder - a federal crime that could make him eligible for the death penalty.

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