GoFundMe has pulled down multiple online campaigns that sought to raise money for the man accused of stabbing a Ukrainian refugee to death on a Charlotte light rail train.
The pages, which claimed to support 35-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., sparked outrage for suggesting he was a “victim” of the system.
The Fundraisers
One page claimed Brown had been “failed categorically by the judicial system and the mental health services of North Carolina.”
Another called on donors to fight “racism and bias against our people.”
Some even argued Brown was “not entirely to blame” for the brutal murder.
Brown, a homeless man with at least 14 prior arrests, is charged with first-degree murder.
He was captured on surveillance video stabbing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska dozens of times on Aug. 22.
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The refugee, who had fled war in Ukraine, was left bleeding to death inside the Blue Line train.
Public Outrage
Social media erupted after screenshots of the fundraisers spread.
No one should donate to GoFundMe… EVER AGAIN. This is disgusting. pic.twitter.com/9H3HCFSMzE
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