Charlotte train stabbing federal case delayed over suspect’s mental competency

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Charlotte train stabbing federal case delayed over Decarlos Brown Jr’s mental competency | CNN
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Charlotte train stabbing federal case delayed over Decarlos Brown Jr’s mental competency | CNN

Proceedings in the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. — accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last year — will be delayed after a judge agreed Brown is not competent to stand trial.