Family Accused of Beating Gay Man So Hard They Left Him Blind
news release. The charges are all enhanced under the state’s “hate crime” law.Each of the three faces up to life in prison.The three have pleaded not guilty, according to court documents seen by The Miami Herald.A second son, Vladyslav Makarenko, 25, was detained in Alabama and transferred to Broward County Monday.
Prosecutors have yet to announce whether he’ll be charged.Authorities have released little information about the alleged assault.
The victim, who has not been named publicly, is 31 years old. The three family members are accused of breaking into his home in Pompano Beach, Fla., last August and attacking him, leaving him blind with other serious injuries, according to CBS News.
It's understood that the alleged assailants knew the victim and targeted him because he’s gay."They secretly, forcibly or by threat abducted or imprisoned the victim against his will… to terrorize him," documents reported by the outlet state.
