‘No other option’: Trump calls for ‘death penalty’ for Iryna Zarutska’s murderer

Expressing his anger over the tragic incident, Trump called the accused an “animal” and said that he should “only” be awarded the “death penalty”.

“The ANIMAL who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine, who came to America searching for peace and safety, should be given a “Quick” (there is no doubt!) Trial, and only awarded THE DEATH PENALTY. There can be no other option!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump wrote in a heavily-worded post on Truth Social.

Zarutska had left the war-torn Ukraine, where she had been staying in a bomb shelter, to seek a better and safer life in the United States, according to her relatives.

On August 22, Zarutska had boarded a train and sat in front of Brown, who took out a pocket knife and brutally stabbed her without any provocation. The passengers in the train, shook by what they had witnessed, screamed and moved around as Zarutska died. A video of the incident was released and is in wide circulation on social media.

Trump’s statement comes a day after the US Justice Department charged the accused with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty. US Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed to pursue “maximum penalty” against DeCarlos Brown Jr.

“We will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable act of violence — he will never again see the light of day as a free man,” Bondi said in a statement.