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Justice served with the absolute discharge of Vince Li | The Manitoban

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The absolute discharge of Vincent Li – now going by a different name – by the Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board is hopefully the last of a series of events that have haunted the province ever since the tragic death of Tim McLean in July 2008. A story too gruesome for the small-time prairie town by which it took place, McLean was decapitated and cannibalized by Li on a Greyhound bus west of Portage la Prairie. Li suffers from schizophrenia and was caught in the grips of a psychotic episode when he attacked and killed McLean. Having been found not criminally responsible (NCR) for his actions, Li has spent just under a decade at different psychiatric clinics and supervised homes where he has received treatment for his mental illness. Dr. Steven Kremer, the psychiatrist who testified at a hearing with the review board in 2015 regarding Li’s move to a group home, gave testimony that suggested Li was dedicated to improving his condition and had in fact achieved much of that during his time

Graphic by Kelly Campbell. By Shawn Huberdeau February 16, 2017 The absolute discharge of Vincent Li – now going by a different name – by the Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board is hopefully the last of a series of events that have haunted the province ever since the tragic death of Tim McLean in July 2008. A story too gruesome for the small-time prairie town by which it took place, McLean was decapitated and cannibalized by Li on a Greyhound bus west of Portage la Prairie. Li suffers from schizophrenia and was caught in the grips of a psychotic episode when he attacked and killed McLean. Havi

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