Ukraine refugee Iryna Zarutska was already unconscious and had lost tons of blood by the time bystanders sought help after she was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train, according to dramatic 911 calls obtained by The Post.
“A man just f–king stabbed this woman for no reason,” one panicked, out-of-breath man said during a three-minute call after homeless repeat felon Decarlos Brown allegedly gutted the 23-year-old victim with a pocket knife.
“Please hurry, she’s bleeding. She’s bleeding a lot,” said the distressed caller, who struggled to the dispatcher’s questions amid the mayhem on the Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte on Aug. 22.
The eyewitness described the violent suspect – a paranoid schizophrenic career criminal – as being a black man who had already gotten off the train.
Another caller reported that Zarutska – who came to the US in 2022 seeking a safer life after Russia invaded Ukraine – was “not responsive” as bystanders tried to stem the bleeding by applying pressure to her stab wounds.
“This lady just got stabbed. There is a lady on the ground with a lot of blood…we didn’t see it,” the female onlooker calmly told the emergency operator, explaining she didn’t witness the callous assault.
“People are freaking out. There is a lot of blood. I think she’s gone.”
While some callers described the 34-year-old alleged attacker as wearing blue jeans, a red hoodie, and having dreadlocks, others emotionally reported that Zarutska was likely already dead.
“Some girl got stabbed on the train. I think she’s dead, man,” the man stressed to the dispatcher.
“I think the girl might be dead, man…the guy who did it is standing over here on the ramp.”
Disturbing surveillance footage from the unprovoked attack showed the terrified victim cowering with her hands over her face as she looked up at her killer in fear after being stabbed three times, including once in the neck.
Zarutska, her pants spattered with blood, collapsed to the floor seconds later as her attacker strode down the train car, knife in hand, leaving a trail of blood behind him, the chilling video showed.
She was pronounced dead on the light trail.
Brown — who had 13 prior convictions, had a trial pending, and was free on bail — was arrested shortly after the killing and charged with committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
This federal charge could make him eligible for the death penalty, the Justice Department said.
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