Man who beheaded Canadian Bus passenger to remain hospitalized
Pastor Dale Morgan
Man who beheaded Canadian Bus passenger to remain hospitalized*
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 4, 2009; 4:39 PM
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- A schizophrenic man who beheaded and cannibalized
a fellow Greyhound bus passenger will remain in a psychiatric hospital
for at least another year.
Stanley Li was found not criminally responsible earlier this year for
the July killing of Tim McLean, whom he stabbed dozens of times and
dismembered as horrified passengers fled the bus.
A judge ruled that he suffered from untreated schizophrenia and did not
realize that his actions were wrong.
The Manitoba Criminal Review Board ruled Thursday that Li remained too
dangerous to be freed.
The board accepted the recommendations of Li's psychiatrist, who said Li
is taking his medicine and no longer hears voices in his head, but still
needs to be under the "highest level of security possible."
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Li's case will be reviewed annually to determine if he is well enough to
be released.
McLean's mother, Carol deDelley, was heartbroken with the ruling. She
says there will always be a chance that he could suffer a relapse and
she maintains he should be institutionalized for life.