B.C.'s attorney general hopes new law would prevent further partner violence (Kelowna)

B.C.'s attorney general hopes new bail law can prevent further partner violence

By Wolfgang Depner

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B.C.'s attorney general hopes new law would prevent further partner violence (Kelowna)

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says she is hopeful that new bail legislation introduced by the federal government will prevent a repeat of the events that led to death of a Kelowna woman. Bailey McCourt's ex-husband James Plover was charged with second-degree murder shortly after bein...

B.C. welcomes federal bail reform legislation but lawyer says it won’t make a difference

Niki Sharma referenced the case of Bailey McCourt, whose estranged husband, James Plover, is charged with beating her to death with a hammer in Kelowna.

Kelowna victim’s family says bail reform does little to combat intimate partner violence

The family of a slain Kelowna, B.C., woman is expressing disappointment in the wake of changes announced to Canada’s bail system. “It absolutely does not go far enough in terms of intimate partner violence,” said Debbie Henderson, Bailey’s aunt and the family’s spokesperson. “We’re pretty disappointed.” Bailey McCourt, a mother of two, was beaten to death in July. Her ex-husband, James Plover, was charged with second-degree murder. Plover was co…

B.C.'s attorney general hopes new law would prevent further partner violence

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says she is hopeful that new bail legislation introduced by the federal government will prevent a repeat of the events that led to death of a Kelowna woman. Bailey McCourt’s ex-husband James Plover was charged with second-degree murder shortly after being freed on bail following his conviction for choking someone and uttering threats. Sharma has previously identified the case in the need for stronger…