The mother of a homeless 34-year-old ex-convict accused of stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee told WSOC-TV on Monday that courts
The mother of a homeless 34-year-old ex-convict accused of stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee told WSOC-TV on Monday that courts should have “never let her son be out in the community” knowing he had mental health issues and prior arrests.
Surveillance footage from the Charlotte Area Transit System showed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska being stabbed on Aug. 22 multiple times by 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. about four minutes after she boarded the bus. Speaking to WSOC-TV’s Hunter Sáenz, Brown’s mother said the system failed her son and ultimately left him on the streets despite his criminal history.
“What he did was atrocious. It was horrible, and it was wrong,” Brown’s mother said.
Prior to the recent stabbing, Brown served five years in prison for an armed robbery charge. After being released from prison, Brown’s mother said, “he started saying weird things.”
According to his mother, Brown had been evaluated, but due to his increasingly “aggressive” behavior she “got an involuntary commitment order from the courts.
