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Audio has surfaced Charlotte train stabbed suspect Decarlos Brown and his sister Tracey Brown recorded just days after being detained by 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.
The conversation recorded on August 28 was provided to Daily Mail Brown’s sister. This marks the first time the 34-year-old suspect has heard a speech since his stabbing.
In the audio, Brown can be heard admitting that he was injured during the stabbing, while admitting that he did not know Zarutska and had never spoken to her.
Brown told his sister: “I hurt my hand and stabbed her. I don’t even know that lady.” “I never said a word to that lady. It’s scary, no. Why do anyone stab someone for no reason?”
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Iryna Zarutska curls her fear as a man shrouds her fear during a train attack in Charlotte, North Carolina. (News via the Charlotte Regional Transportation System)
Based on the family members’ history of mental illness, Brown goes on to claim that the government has implanted “materials” in his brain that “controls” his behavior. He insisted that investigators should study the implanted “material” and say they are responsible His violence broke out.
Tracey Brown, 33, pressured her brother during the conversation to ask directly why he was targeting Zarutska. She describes the attack as meaningless and heartbreaking, especially given Zarutska’s background.
“Of all, why she?” Tracy asked her brother, according to the Daily Mail. “She’s from Ukraine, she’s from Russia, they had a war with the United States, so I just wanted to know everyone, why she’s?”
“They just slammed her, and that’s what happened,” Decarlos replied. “Whoever is running them slammed her material. That’s all.
Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska came to the United States to escape the war, but was stabbed to death in Charlotte on Friday, August 22. (evgeniya rush/gofundme)
The young refugee fled war-torn Ukraine in 2022 Search security In the United States, it can only be killed in a random, unprovoked attack that authorities describe.
The commuter was still wearing her pizzeria uniform, and her attacker towered over the train surveillance video as the attacker stood up minutes before the attack.
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Book a photo of Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., taken on August 28, 2025, a few days after the fatal light rail stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Iryna Zarutska. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office)
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He was also charged with first-degree murder in state court for allegedly stabbing Zarutska.
Zarutska is a passionate artist and graduated from Synergy College, Kiev, where she earned her degree in arts and recovery, her family said. Her creativity, love for animals, determination and desire to learn are remembered.
