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Man hit in eye with hammer by woman found squatting in his RV: RCMP

Nov 8, 2017 | 4:56 PM

NANOOSE BAY — A man was allegedly hit in the face with a hammer after police say he found a woman squatting in his RV.

Oceanside RCMP said a 64-year-old Nanoose Bay man found a woman he didn’t know in his RV in his yard on Beaver Creek Wharf Rd. on Monday afternoon. The woman then allegedly grabbed a hammer and hit the man in the eye. He was still able to wrestle her to the ground with help from a neighbour.

Police described the man’s injuries as “significant, but non-life threatening.”

31-year-old Jennifer Hannan, who is well-known to police, was arrested and will face charges including assault with a weapon.