In a chilling reminder of vulnerabilities on public transportation systems, a 27-year-old woman was recently stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack at a Chicago train station late Saturday night—echoing the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, nearly three months earlier.
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Following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last month, North Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at ending cashless bail for violent offenses — citing the need to strengthen public safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.
Read More N.C. lawmakers work to eliminate cashless bail with ‘Iryna’s law,’ following gruesome train stabbing caught on camera