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Greyhound Bus Killer Found Mentally Ill

Man who decapitated traveler committed to mental hospital

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(Newser) – The man who beheaded and partly cannibalized a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus last July was found not criminally responsible and will be committed to a mental institution, reports the Globe and Mail. Prosecution and defense both argued that Vince Li was tormented by voices he believed came from God when he stabbed 22-year-old Tim McLean to death, cut off his head, and then spread out his body parts in plastic bags throughout the bus.

The judge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ruled that "certainly, he did not appreciate that the act he committed was morally wrong." Li will be subjected to annual mental health reviews and will not have a criminal record, although he is expected to be confined to a hospital for life. But the victim's sister, outside the courthouse, said "he is getting away with murder."

Tim McLean's father Tim shows the tattoo of his son to media as his wife Nadine looks on outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Canada, on Thursday, March 5, 2009.
Tim McLean's father Tim shows the tattoo of his son to media as his wife Nadine looks on outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Canada, on Thursday, March 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,John Woods)
Vince Li was found not criminally responsible in the killing and beheading of a Greyhound bus passenger.
Vince Li was found not criminally responsible in the killing and beheading of a Greyhound bus passenger.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,John WoodS)
Carol deDelley, mother of Tim McLean, talks to reporters outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the trial of Vince Li, who beheaded and cannibalized McLean on a Greyhound bus last summer.
Carol deDelley, mother of Tim McLean, talks to reporters outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the trial of Vince Li, who beheaded and cannibalized McLean on a Greyhound bus last summer.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods)
Family and friends of victim Tim McLean comfort each other outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Canada, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Family and friends of victim Tim McLean comfort each other outside the Law Courts in Winnipeg, Canada, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,John Woods)
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EddyTeach
Mar 6, 09 9:34 AM CST
"Certainly, he did not appreciate that the act he committed was morally wrong." Understatement. Reply
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scootersrockin
Mar 6, 09 9:43 AM CST
This might very well become a movie.. Creepy ass guy, should be hanged from his testicles. Reply
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anchower
Mar 6, 09 3:48 PM CST
Isn't every murderer a little nuts? Reply
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Shannonals
Mar 11, 09 4:17 PM CDT
The man should have been automatically been committed to a mental institution, he killed and ate a man for sakes Reply
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ReadLessKnowMore
Jul 28, 09 1:26 PM CDT
I'm sure God really wanted him to do that. Reply
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