why was irina zaretska stabbed

Irina Zaretska was stabbed to death by DeCarlos Brown Jr., a man with a history of violent crime and untreated paranoid schizophrenia. Brown believed that Zaretska could read his thoughts and was influenced by voices that told him to kill. She was attacked on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, after escaping the war in Ukraine, seeking safety in the U.S. The stabbing was a tragic act driven by the perpetrator's severe mental health issues and was captured by surveillance cameras. The case highlights failures in the criminal justice system and mental health care, as Brown had a lengthy criminal record and prior arrests but was out free due to bail reform policies. This preventable tragedy is seen as a consequence of these systemic failures.