On Friday morning, ABC’s Good Morning America featured an exclusive interview with the Uncle (left unnamed) of murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, conducted by Stephanie Ramos. The focus remained mostly on Zarutska’s innocence and abruptly-shortened future.
Keeping the focus on Zarutska, Ramos briefly touching on the suspect’s criminal record. Zarutska’s passing was completely unexpected, especially when considering that her family said “she had never felt unsafe on the train and didn't deserve to lose her life”:
RAMOS: Disturbing surveillance video captured her final moments—Iryna boarding the train after work, taking a seat. Moments later, she was brutally attacked.
UNCLE: I watched that video, and, you know, the mannerisms that she had was just terrible. She didn't deserve that. Nobody does.
RAMOS: Police say the suspect, 34 year old DeCarlos Brown Jr., has a long arrest record. His family tells ABC news he suffers from schizophrenia and had stopped taking his medication.
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. Nick Kangadis
