BROWARD (CBSMiami) – Hate crime charges are being filed against three people who allegedly attacked a Pompano Beach man so badly it left him blind.
The three have been identified as Oleh Makarenko, Inna Makarenko and Yevhen Makarenko.
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The Broward State Attorney’s Office filed the charges with a fourth person, Vladyslav Makarenko, awaiting possible charges inside a Broward jail.
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According to prosecutors, the 31-year-old victim was severely beaten over his sexual orientation on August 6, 2021.
The three suspects are charged with attempted first-degree murder, battery during the burglary of a dwelling and kidnapping.
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If convicted, they could face life in prison.
