New footage shows the heartbreaking final moments of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska as she bled out on a packed North Carolina train.

The full video, which the Daily Mail has decided not to release entirely due to its disturbing content, depicts a terrified Zarutska crouching in fear following the sudden assault.

She covered her face with her hands, blood from the assailant’s knife dripping around her. Approximately 15 seconds later, the video captures her collapsing to the ground.

After the attack, the surveillance video plays audio of someone saying ‘… got that white girl’. 

It’s unclear if the remarks are made by the alleged attacker, Decarlos Brown Jr, as claimed, or another individual in the vicinity. Iryna Zarutska stands out as the only white individual captured in the footage.

The sickening attack unfolded on August 22, soon after Zarutska, 23, boarded a South End light rail train in Charlotte and sat in front of Brown, 34.

Brown, seated behind Zarutska, eventually pulls out a small foldable knife, rises, and swiftly slashes at her, leaving other passengers in a state of shock and confusion over the sudden event.

A man donning a grey hoodie stands and trails behind Brown as he leaves a bloody path through the train carriage, while a woman dressed in red briefly glances at the distressing scene before turning back to face the window.

New footage shows the heartbreaking final moments of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska as she bled out on a packed North Carolina train last month 

Zatutska looked up at her attacker as he loomed over her following the unprovoked attack, before grasping at her face and falling to the floor 

A man in a grey hoodie gets up as Zarutska clutches her face and follows Brown through the carriage past other passengers. A woman in red takes a quick look at Zarutska before averting her gaze to the window again.

Zarutska’s heartbroken family said that she had only recently arrived in the US ‘seeking safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning’ before the random slaying

On Tuesday, it was announced that Brown has been charged federally in the chilling case, which raises the possibility he could face the death penalty if convicted. 

He would become the first person executed in North Carolina since 2006 if convicted. 

Brown’s arrest sparked national attention on Zarutska’s death and ignited debates over the US criminal justice system, with it revealed that he has at least 14 prior cases in Micklenburg County. 

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that Zarutska’s ‘murder is a direct result of failed soft-on-crime policies that put criminals before innocent people.’ 

Bondi said she has directed her attorneys to prosecute him federally so the Trump administration ‘will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable crime, and he will never again see the light of day as a free man.’  

The horror stabbing ignited a social media storm and has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s vows to launch a hardline crackdown on crime across the nation. 

The sickening stabbing unfolded on August 22 soon after Iryna Zarutska, 23, boarded a South End light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina

Brown was seen in the footage watching Zarutska for some time after she sat in the seat in front of him 

Brown was seen in the footage leaving a trail of blood throughout the train as other passengers appeared not to realize the killing had taken place

Donald Trump addressed the heinous crime on Tuesday, saying, Zarutska was ‘slaughtered by a deranged monster who was roaming free after 14 prior arrests.’ 

‘For too long, Americans have been forced to put up with Democrat-run cities that set loose savage, bloodthirsty criminals to prey on innocent people — really, very, very innocent people,’ Trump said.

‘We saw the results of these policies when a 23-year-old woman who came here from Ukraine met her bloody end on a public train.

‘This is a picture of the woman — beautiful, young girl that never had problems in life, with a magnificent future in this country. And now she’s dead,’ the president added.

‘She was slaughtered by a deranged monster who was roaming free after 14 prior arrests. We cannot allow a depraved criminal element of violent repeat offenders to continue spreading destruction and death throughout our country.’

Brown’s arrest sparked national attention on Zarutska’s death and ignited debates over the US criminal justice system, with it revealed that he has at least 14 prior cases in Micklenburg County

Brown was arrested soon after and charged with first-degree murder. His bond was subsequently denied by a judge and he remains in custody.

Zarutska’s heartbroken family said on a GoFundMe page that she had only arrived in the US in 2022 ‘seeking safety from the war’ in her home country, and ‘hoping for a new beginning’ before the slaying. 

Brown was revealed to be a career criminal who has spent most of his life in and out of prison.

A Daily Mail review of police records found that he was charged with misusing 911 as recently as January, when he told cops he believed someone had given him a ‘man-made’ material that controlled his actions.

He was released without bail and a trial pending when he allegedly stabbed Zaruska to death.

Brown served five years in prison for a 2014 armed robbery and was released in September 2020.

In February 2021, Brown was arrested for assaulting his sister in Charlotte and leaving her with minor injuries, according to police records obtained by the Daily Mail.

That same month, he was again arrested for injury to personal property and trespassing.

A police report from that incident said Brown ‘returned to the address after being told he was not allowed back and kicked and damaged the front door of the listed victim’s residence.’

In July 2022, Brown was arrested for a domestic disturbance.

Suspect Decarlos Brown, 35, has spent most of his life in and out of prison. Brown served five years for a 2014 armed robbery and was released in September 2020 – when he quickly resumed a life of crime 

‘[Brown] was arrested for disorderly conduct. The suspect was yelling and cursing, causing a disturbance and drawing the attention of multiple tenants while on the property,’ a police report read.

Brown’s arrest records go as back as 2007, when he was still a minor.

Over the next seven years, he was arrested at least six times for crimes including felony larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.

According to the Charlotte Observer, most of the charges he faced during that time were dropped.

When reached for comment, the Mecklenburg District Attorney’s Office told the Daily Mail Tuesday it cannot speak about defendants with pending cases.

‘In broad terms, it remains the position of the District Attorney’s office that those who commit violent crimes should be held in custody pending trial,’ the DA’s said. 

Brown’s latest alleged crime is his most serious.

Local Councilman Edwin Peacock demanded answers from authorities, noting the community no longer feels safe to ride public transportation. 

In February 2021, Brown was arrested for assaulting his sister in Charlotte and leaving her with minor injuries

Zarutska’s family called her death ‘an irreparable loss’

‘Right now, the trust and confidence that we have right now, and particularly between South End and Uptown, it’s very fragile right now,’ he said.

‘The story is heart-wrenching, and if, obviously what we’re hearing is true, clearly we need to give that family answers.

‘And we, more importantly, need to give all the citizens who are riding the light rail a lot of confidence that you’re going to be safe.’

Zarutska’s family called her death ‘an irreparable loss’ on the GoFundMe page.

She had been ‘hoping for a new beginning’ when she moved to North Carolina, the family said.

‘We have created this fundraiser to support Valeria and her loved ones during this heartbreaking time and to help them with the unexpected expenses.’