MIAMI – A household accused of brutally beating a gay person in his Pompano Beach front residence back in 2021 appeared in court docket Wednesday.
Inna and Yevhen Makarenko, and their son Oleh, are charged with hate crimes, tried murder, battery, and kidnapping.
Wednesday’s listening to centered on legal representation.
Oleh claimed his mothers and fathers ended up accepted for a general public defender — but he wasn’t.
And due to the fact he are unable to afford a non-public lawyer — he would like to signify himself.
The accuser states the Makarenkos beat and blinded him above his alleged marriage with Oleh.
The household denies the accusations.
At the courthouse, Wednesday, Oleh accused the victim of lying.
The only point that the state has is the victims’ report, sworn testimony that mentioned both of my brothers getting there and now it turns out they weren’t, and the condition is no for a longer time prosecuting them.
So out of 5 associates of the relatives, only a few are still left, so in which are they going with this?
Oleh suggests he and the sufferer were being friends — but ended up not in a romantic relationship.
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