Memorial held for slain Kelowna mother Bailey McCourt
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Family and friends of McCourt are demanding bail reform as the accused in her death was convicted of domestic violence charges before the fatal attack.
Family and friends of Bailey McCourt gathered Saturday night to remember the Kelowna mother of two, weeks after she was killed in a daylight attack in a parking lot.
The memorial was held at the Mission Sports Field, with attendees sharing memories, and tying posters as well as pictures of the 32-year-old to baseball diamond fences.
McCourt’s mother, Karen Fehr, says the place held great significance to her and her daughter.
“She grew up on the fields first on the coast and then we lived here. She started playing ball at High Noon Ball Park for the kids,” Fehr told Global News. “Whenever she didn’t play, then I played the other nights. Everyone here knows her.”
“Finding out the Bats for a Cause tournament was going on this weekend, which is a really important tournament to all the ball players here, raising money for the children’s hospital, it was a no brainer.”
McCourt was brutally attacked back on July 4 in a parking lot, later succumbing to her injuries in hospital.
Her estranged husband, James Plover, was arrested after the attack and now faces a charge of second-degree murder in the case.
It is alleged Plover attacked McCourt with a hammer, just a short time after being convicted of domestic violence charges in a Kelowna courtroom.
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