James Plover sentenced for assault, threats, ahead of separate murder trial in B.C.

The man accused in a high-profile killing of his estranged wife has been sentenced in a separate case of choking and uttering threats in Kelowna, B.C.

Provincial court Judge David Ruse sentenced James Plover to one year in jail on the choking charge and six months on each of the threat charges, which will all be served at the same time.

The identity of the victims in the case are covered by a publication ban.