GoFundMe has yanked sickening online fundraisers for the maniac accused of murdering a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train after the legal defense funds sparked widespread outrage.
The fundraising pages suggested Decarlos Brown Jr. — a career criminal with no fewer than 14 arrests — is just as much a victim as Iryna Zarutska, the woman seen being knifed dozens of times in a random attack.
Helping the 35-year-old homeless suspect would also support the “fight against the racism and bias against our people,” one fundraiser reckoned.
“While what happened on the Blue Line was a tragedy, what we mustn’t lose sight of is the fact that Decarlos Brown Jr. was failed categorically by the judicial system and the mental health services of North Carolina, and as such is not entirely to blame for what happened,” one page claimed.
“Raising money to assist with legal fees for Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. Anything helps fight against the racism and bias against our people. Thank you for giving us a hand to push against this corrupt narrative,” another fundraiser spewed.
The calls for cash sparked immediate fury after horrific surveillance video showed a killer pulling out a pocket knife and savagely attacking the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on Aug. 22 — leaving the train carriage covered in blood.
“You can’t make this up. He [allegedly] murdered in cold blood and yet his supporters want you to think he was ‘failed’ by the system. Instead, he did exactly what the system wants him to do,” one person posted on X.
“What kind of sick human is donating to this monster? GoFundMe should be ashamed,” another raged.
“Anyone who donated to the GoFundMe for Decarlos Dejuan Brown should be named and f–king shamed!” another person chimed in angrily, noting that he is accused of having “killed an innocent woman!”
“Race has f–k all to do with it! There would be absolute rage if the race was reversed!”
Another said, “No, he wasn’t the ‘victim’ of a broken judicial system; the only victim here is Iryna. I can’t believe people are fundraising for him?” another said.
The platform moved to delete the pages as the backlash mounted and screenshots of the “psychotic” fundraisers spread like wildfire on social media.
“GoFundMe’s Terms of Service explicitly prohibit fundraisers that raise money for the legal defense of anyone formally charged with an alleged violent crime,” GoFundMe said in a statement.
“Consistent with this long-standing policy, this fundraiser has been removed from the platform and the donors who contributed to the fundraiser have been fully refunded.”
Brown, who is homeless, has more than a dozen convictions dating back to 2014, court records show.
He has been charged with murder in the wake of Zarutska’s slaying.
Meanwhile, a fundraising page set up for the victim’s family has since raked in well over $75,000.
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