Can I ask where you heard that? I've only seen it described as a hate crime, but then, that's the obvious conclusion you'd come to without any answers.
There is a huge polarization in Georgia afaik, the current government is enacting authoritarian and right-wing policies. Keep in mind that while a huge part of the population wants to be close with the EU against Russia, it's also a quite conservative country.
EU's attention in the region has shifted to Armenia in recent years.