Iryna Zarutska’s boyfriend slams judge who let Chicago train burning suspect free despite 72 arrests

Stanislav Nikulytsia drew direct parallels between the horrific murder of his girlfriend, Iryna Zarutska, 23, in Charlotte, NC, in August, and the sickening attack on Bethany MaGee on the L train

Bodycam shows Charlotte train murder suspect's interaction with police months before Iryna Zarutska stabbing

Bodycam footage reveals murder suspect claimed "man-made material" controlled him months before he allegedly stabbed Iryna Zarutska to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CATS ridership remains lower after Iryna Zarutska's murder on light rail

Ridership on Charlotte Area Transit System buses and trains remains lower after the August killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Lynx Blue Line. Lynx ridership fell 10% in September compared with the same month a year earlier. In October, light rail ridership was down 8%, according to Federal Transit Administration statistics released Friday.
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Iryna’s Law Needs to Be Replicated Around the Country

The stabbing of Iryna Zarutska by a deranged career criminal has prompted North Carolina lawmakers to make a serious pivot on crime.
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Iryna Zarutska’s Murder on Commuter Train Spurs New Law, and Scrutiny on Judges Who Go Easy on Criminals

North Carolina now restricts cashless bail, requires judges to order more mental evaluations, and makes it easier to involuntarily commit offenders

Iryna’s Law, allowing firearms at certain schools enacted

Iryna’s Law and a new law allowing certain people at certain K-12 schools to carry a firearm are among parts of 18 new laws in North Carolina enacted Monday. Cashless bail for violent and repeat offenders is eliminated in the law named for the stabbing victim on a Charlotte light-rail train on Aug.
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DANIEL MCCARTHY: ‘Iryna’s Law’ And Bad Judges Who Make It Necessary

“Iryna’s Law” restricts cashless bail, requires judges to order more mental evaluations, and makes it easier to involuntarily commit offenders found to be disturbed. It also attempts to restore the death penalty in North Carolina, which has been blocked for nearly 20 years by legal challenges.
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If you’re going to remember Iryna Zarutska, her family hopes it’s more like this

Iryna Zarutska’s loved ones are trying to shift focus away from the ugly death the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee died and toward the beautiful life she lived. Courtesy of Iryna Zarutska’s family Time, in its excruciatingly slow and painful way, had ...
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NC Rep Mary Belk joins to discuss Iryna's Law and more; update on new laws taking effect this December

The murder of Iryna Zarutska on the Blue Line in August led to the passage of Iryna’s Law by the General Assembly. It took effect on Dec. 1 and is designed to overhaul parts of the judicial system. A Republican bill,
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