VANCOUVER — The man accused of killing Bailey McCourt says it “doesn’t matter” how long he is sentenced to serve in a separate case where he is accused of assault by strangling and uttering threats.

James Plover expressed remorse, saying he will torture himself until he dies, in the brief remarks at a sentencing hearing in Kelowna, where prosecutor Jessica Patterson recommended 16 to 18 months, less 206 days for time already served.

Plover’s lawyer, Cory Armour, argued that nine months would be an appropriate sentence for the choking conviction and any time for the threats should be served “concurrent to that.”

The identities of the victims in the strangling case are the subject of a publication ban.

Plover was convicted in the case on July 4, but was then freed on $500 bail, just hour

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