US EditionNo talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 15 – James Plover was convicted of choking and threats before killing his estranged wife less than three hours later, prompting calls for improved protections against intimate partner violence.
- Less than three hours following James Plover’s July 4 court appearance in Kelowna, authorities were alerted to an assault in a nearby parking lot where his separated spouse, Bailey McCourt, sustained critical injuries and subsequently passed away.
- Plover had been convicted on July 4 of uttering threats, choking a complainant, and destroying a table with a machete during a deteriorating and tumultuous relationship, leading to the court setting a mid-September date for sentencing.
- The assault in the parking lot involved another seriously injured woman and occurred about four kilometers from the courthouse, prompting Plover's arrest and second-degree murder charge the following day.
- Kelowna court judge David Ruse found that Plover uttered controlling threats and rejected Plover’s claim that choking was self-defense, while Plover expressed suicidal ideations after the incidents and held a federal Enhanced Reliability Clearance during prior security employment.
- The death of McCourt and injuries sustained in the attack have intensified demands for bail reform and enhanced support for victims of intimate partner violence, while Plover’s sentencing has been postponed for up to 10 weeks to allow for a psychiatric evaluation as legal proceedings continue.
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No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
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When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with delaying his sentencing for up to 10 weeks, pending a psychiatric report. In the meantime, the former jail guard was to be released, and a recording of the hearing in a provincial court in Kelowna, B.C., suggests there was no discussion in light of …
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