News Items tag as: Kevin Lee Barrett

UPDATED: West Kelowna mom beater sentenced to another 2.5 years in prison
January 29, 2021 - 12:07 PM

Kevin Lee Barrett has been sentenced to six years in prison today for beating his elderly mother in 2019.
West Kelowna mother-beater suffered from bipolar disorder, lawyer says
January 26, 2021 - 5:30 PM

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'I'm terrified of Kevin:' Elderly West Kelowna woman still afraid of son who brutally beat her
January 26, 2021 - 11:02 AM

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'It was a bloodbath': Woman who rescued West Kelowna senior testifies at son's attempted murder trial
January 19, 2021 - 11:28 AM

Alexandria Davies was driving along a remote West Kelowna logging road with her boyfriend April 29, 2019 when she saw a lone figure, clearly in distress.
Brutal treatment of West Kelowna senior laid out at son's attempted murder trial
January 18, 2021 - 11:53 AM

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Elderly West Kelowna woman assaulted, left for dead in bush was suspect's mother
May 02, 2019 - 3:43 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A man facing an attempted murder charge is fairly well known around his mobile home park as a trouble maker.
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UPDATED: West Kelowna mom beater sentenced to another 2.5 years in prison