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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seconds later, chaos, blood, screams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now the man accused of killing her may never face a jury.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She had already survived the unthinkable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Months in a bomb shelter, fleeing Ukraine with what was left of her family, starting over in North Carolina with relatives who believed she was finally safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That ordinary August night on Charlotte\u2019s Blue Line was supposed to be just another step in a new life, not her last journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passengers tried desperately to save her as she lay dying on the train floor; 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 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
different kind of nightmare: a justice system stalled by scarce psychiatric beds, legal delays, and uncertainty over whether a trial will ever happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between the raw grief of a family and the legal rights of an impaired defendant, a brutal question hangs in the air:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
how long must they wait for a day in court that may never truly come?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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