B.C. man charged with murdering woman also convicted of choking on the day of the attack

Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 08, 2025 7:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago

The antheral who was charged with second-degree execution aft a nationalist onslaught successful Kelowna, B.C., connected Friday was convicted of uttering threats and choking that aforesaid day.

James Edward Plover was charged successful narration to the decease of Bailey Plover successful what Kelowna RCMP called a "highly disposable and tragic event" connected Friday astatine a parking batch connected Enterprise Way.

The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed successful a statement connected Tuesday that James Plover was convicted of 3 counts of uttering threats, and 1 number of battle by strangling connected the time of the attack. Court documents indicated the lawsuit concerned intimate spouse violence.

Plover was nether a bail order, with a $500 currency deposit and "extensive protective conditions," on the time of the Friday attack, according to the prosecution service. 

In summation to Bailey Plover, 1 much pistillate unfortunate of the attack, who was known to James Plover, was hospitalized with superior injuries, Kelowna RCMP said Saturday.

CBC News has been incapable to corroborate the nonstop quality of the narration betwixt James and Bailey Plover.

However, a household subordinate told CBC News that determination was a past of home violence in the relationship, prompting calls for much enactment for home unit victims successful B.C.

Charges sworn past year

A work prohibition is successful spot connected the names of the victims successful the uttering threats and choking lawsuit that James Plover was convicted of, according to the prosecution service. 

He was charged with 1 number each of uttering threats and battle by choking on June 23, 2024, and 2 much charges of uttering threats were sworn the pursuing month.

The proceedings for the lawsuit happened connected April 16 and 17, 2025, and a justice convicted Plover of each 4 counts connected Friday, July 4.

"A pre-sentence study with a intelligence constituent was ordered by the court, and the substance was adjourned to September 16, 2025, for a sentencing hearing," wrote a spokesperson for the Crown.

Plover remained nether his court-ordered bail conditions aft his condemnation connected Friday. After Plover was arrested aboriginal that day, however, the Crown said that prosecutors applied to revoke his bail order.

He remains successful custody, with his adjacent tribunal quality connected July 10.

At an unrelated quality league connected Monday, B.C. Premier David Eby said helium was pressing the national authorities to enact bail reform.

"We've been pressing the national authorities aggressively to amended our bail system, to marque definite that convulsive offenders are kept behind bars ... to guarantee that intimate spouse violence, unit against women in relationships specifically, was named arsenic an country for bail reform," helium said.

"[This is a] tragic, timely reminder of the value of that work, and we anticipation the national authorities works precise rapidly to get that successful place."