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She escaped Russian bombs only to die on a quiet American train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young refugee, a late-night ride, a stranger rising from his seat. Seconds later, chaos, blood, screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the man accused of killing her may never face a jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families are furious, justice is frozen, and a broken system sta\u2026 Continues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had already survived the unthinkable. Months in a bomb shelter, fleeing Ukraine with what was left of her family, starting over in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina with relatives who believed she was finally safe. That ordinary August night on Charlotte\u2019s Blue Line was supposed to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just another step in a new life, not her last journey. Passengers tried desperately to save her as she lay dying on the train floor;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

strangers became first responders, witnesses, and, ultimately, mourners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as doctors say the accused killer is \u201cincapable to proceed,\u201d her loved ones confront a different kind of nightmare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a justice system stalled by scarce psychiatric beds, legal delays, and uncertainty over whether a trial will ever happen. Between the raw grief of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a family and the legal rights of an impaired defendant, a brutal question hangs in the air: how long must they wait for a day in court that may never truly come?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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