Family of Ukrainian Refugee Sues Charlotte Over Alleged Security Failures

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues Charlotte over alleged security failures in her death

Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and city knew of violent crime issue The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city. A lawsuit filed on Friday in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg county superior court alleges Zarutska’s death was preventable. It also claims the city and the company that provides security for the Charlot...

By Marina Dunbar