World News | Woman Bites off Part of Louisiana Officer's Ear in Bar Fight
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Authorities in southern Louisiana are searching for a woman who bit off part of an officer's ear.
Houma (USA), Nov 16 (AP) Authorities in southern Louisiana are searching for a woman who bit off part of an officer's ear.
Houma police were trying to break up a fight between several women in a bar's parking lot just after midnight on Friday when one of them started biting the ear of one of the responding officers, the police department said in a news release.
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She “bit a large portion of the right ear completely off” during the struggle and fled the area, police said.
Authorities know the identity of the 36-year-old suspect and have obtained an arrest warrant for second-degree battery.
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The injured officer is recovering after being treated at a local medical facility. (AP)
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