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Jan. 28, 2019
Prince George RCMP has confirmed they attended an altercation in the early morning hours of Jan. 25 where an adult female was found missing a portion of her bottom lip.
Cpl. Craig Douglass says police were called to a home on North Nechako Road in Prince George at approximately 1:30 a.m.
Once arrived, they found an adult female with a part of her bottom lip missing. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
Investigators believe the lip was bitten off during a physical altercation between two persons known to each other.
Douglass says alcohol was a factor.
Police confirm Hailee Marie Kowalchuk, 26, from Prince George was arrested at the scene and charged with the following criminal charges from the B.C. Prosecution Service:
- Aggravated assault
- Assault
- Fail to comply with a probation order
She remains in custody until her next scheduled court appearance on Jan. 30 in Prince Geroge Provincial Court.
Douglass adds the investigation is still continuing.
Jan. 26, 2019
A Prince George woman is hoping plastic surgeons will repair her face after allegedly having a part of her lip bit off by a friend.
According to a Facebook post, Kennedy Barker is in hospital after she alleges her friend attacked her while she was sleeping in the early hours of Jan. 25.
"She bit a piece of my lip off and beat me senseless for 15 minutes straight," she tells PrinceGeorgeMatters. "I was threatened with my life. There was a knife involved but she never cut me with it. A male friend tried to pull her off of me and called RCMP. I managed to get away and get in the bathroom and lock the door. I lost a lot of blood and sustained a lot of bruising on my face."
She also alleges her hands were tied by either a blanket or pillowcase while she was asleep before the alleged attack happened.
Prince George RCMP has confirmed a victim suffered a severe lower lip injury and a 26-year-old woman was taken into custody.
According to court documents, a Hailee Kowalchuk, 26, was charged on Friday (Jan. 25) for alleged aggravated assault, assault and breach of a probation order.
Prince George RCMP has not however confirmed whether the charges listed against Kowalchuk are related to the alleged incident described by Kennedy Barker.
(via B.C. Court Services online)This wouldn't be Kowalchuk's first run-in with the law.
She has previously been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, and breach of probation dating back to 2016.
She will appear in Prince George Provincial Court on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. and currently remains in police custody.
Editors note: This story has been updated to confirm further information from the RCMP about the incident.
