Ukrainian Refugee Stabbed on Train | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed by the family of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light-rail train in August 2025. The suit blames the city and its security contractor for failing to protect her despite a known history of violence on the LYNX Blue Line — including no guards on board during the attack, underfunded security positions, and a lack of basic fare enforcement tools like turnstiles. Records show the attacker boarded without paying, and the transit system had seen a sharp drop in fare citations just before the murder. Four…