Man who beheaded bus passenger thought victim was an alien
Posted May 22, 2012 5:22 pm.
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WINNIPEG, MB (NEWS1130) – A supporter of the man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba says the man thought he was attacking an alien.
Vince Li granted an interview to Chris Summerville, head of the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society. He says Li has been treated unfairly by the public and the media.
Summerville notes Li told him he heard voices that said fellow passenger Tim McLean was an alien who had to be killed to protect other passengers.
Li is a schizophrenic and was found not criminally responsible for the crime. He has been confined to a mental hospital, but last week was granted the right to escorted trips off hospital grounds and into Selkirk, Manitoba.
Summerville says that Li told him during the 45-minute interview that he understands the importance of staying on medication and would like forgiveness from the victim’s family.
