Grieving family begins lengthy legal process seeking justice for slain Kelowna woman
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James Plover, who is Bailey McCourt's estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.
Debbie Henderson knows she and her family are in for a lengthy and painful legal process and trial as they seek justice for their loved one.
“I will come here every time to support Bailey’s memory, to honour Bailey,” said Debbie Henderson, Bailey McCourt’s aunt and family spokesperson.
Henderson was at the Kelowna, B.C., courthouse on Tuesday as James Plover, charged in connection with the killing of her niece Bailey McCourt, briefly appeared by video before a justice of the peace.
Plover, who is McCourt’s estranged husband, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of the mother of two children.
Tuesday’s court appearance related to the upgraded first-degree murder charge, which was announced on Nov. 17.
The original charge of second-degree murder was stayed.
A conviction of first-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
“We’ve had to wait four-and-a-half months for these charges to be upgraded from second degree to first degree,” Henderson said outside the courthouse. “That’s agonizing.”
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