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Greyhound bus killer Vince Li is now allowed to go on short,escorted outings from the Manitoba mental hospital where he hasbeen committed. Vince Li, seen after his arrest in the killing of Tim McLean aboarda Greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie, Man., in July 2008. (John Woods/Canadian Press) Li, who has schizophrenia, was sent to the Selkirk Mental HealthCentre after being found not criminally responsible of beheading Tim McLean, 22, a fellow passenger on a Greyhound busnear Portage La Prairie, Man., in July 2008. The Manitoba Review Board ruled on Thursday that Li can leave thehospital grounds for supervised excursions into the city ofSelkirk, Man., starting at 30 minutes in duration. Those excursions can be increased incrementally to a "maximum offull days," according to the board's written ruling.
He must be escorted at all times by one hospital staff member andone security or peace officer. "The treatment team is of the opinion that his condition is stableand it would be appropriate and safe for him to leave the lockedward," the ruling states in part. Li has been kept inside a locked wing of the mental hospital. Butafter an annual review of his treatment in 2010, Li started being granted short, supervised walks on the hospital grounds.
Psychiatrist requested passes Last year, the review board decided to gradually increase thosewalks to several hours in length. Tim McLean, 22, was on his way home to Winnipeg when he was slainon a Greyhound bus on July 30, 2008. (Family photo) Earlier this week , a psychiatrist who has been treating Li asked the board to grantLi passes to take supervised trips into Selkirk, a city of morethan 9,800 located north of Winnipeg, with two escorts. Dr. Steve Kremer said Li has responded well to his treatment andunderstands he has schizophrenia.
The Crown did not object to the recommendation at Monday's reviewboard hearing. Li's doctors also recommended that he should be allowed to begenerally supervised on the hospital grounds, rather than besubject to one-one-one supervision. In Thursday's ruling, the board said Li is to be "escorted at alltimes with general supervision in a group of no more than threepatients to one staff member who is equipped with either a two-wayradio or a cellphone." Security staff at the hospital must be notified when Li is going toleave the locked ward, the ruling states. Victim's mother 'terrified' McLean's mother, Carol de Delley, has argued that Li should neverbe allowed out of the Selkirk Mental Health Centre, but said sheexpected Thursday's ruling.
"I'm not surprised," she told CBC News. "Disappointed? Absolutely.Terrified?" Certainly." RCMP officers investigate McLean's death on board a Greyhound busin Manitoba on July 30, 2008. (John Woods/Canadian Press) De Delley said it is "ironic and ridiculous" that a mental healthsystem that failed to protect her son from Li is now recommendingthat Li be reintegrated into society. "It's typical of the complete disrespect that myself and my familyhave experienced throughout this entire process," she said. On July 30, 2008, McLean, a carnival worker, was returning home toWinnipeg from Edmonton on Greyhound bus 1170 when Li sat downbeside him.
Then, around 8:30 p.m. CT, when the bus was near Portage LaPrairie, Man., Li pulled a buck knife from his side and beganstabbing McLean for no apparent reason, witnesses said. After passengers fled the bus, by then on the side of theTrans-Canada Highway, Li was barricaded inside the vehicle. During the stabbing, Li was heard to say, "Get emergency." Duringthe five-hour standoff, he walked around the bus carrying thesevered head in one hand, the knife in the other.
Around 1:30 a.m., Li attempted to jump from a bus window and wasgrabbed by police. When he was subdued, Li repeatedly said he wassorry but could not say what he was sorry for, officers said. Psychiatrists testified at his trial that Li was schizophrenic andsuffering a major psychotic episode at the time of the killing. Li heard voices from God telling him that McLean was an evil threatthat needed to be eliminated, the psychiatrists said.
Less than 1% chance of reoffending Recently, Li's doctors have said he is on medication and notexperiencing any symptoms or hallucinations. Li is considered to have a 0.8 per cent chance of reoffendingviolently in the next seven years, according to doctors. 'I think we can give greater direction in the law to ensureprotection of the public.' Rob Nicholson, federal justice minister But de Delley has been calling for changes to Canada's justicesystem that would hold mentally ill killers indefinitely inhospital regardless of what progress they may show. "They are acting within the parameters of the laws that arecurrently in place. That's how we got the NCR [not criminallyresponsible] ruling in the first place," she said.
Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said he is reviewing theCriminal Code to look at how to balance public safety with therights of those found not criminally responsible for their actions. "Ultimately, of course, every case is decided on a case-by-casebasis," Nicholson told reporters in Ottawa. "That being said, though, I think we can give greater direction inthe law to ensure protection of the public." In a statement, Manitoba Justice Minister Andrew Swan said he ispleased that Nicholson is following through on the review, whichthe province had asked for two years ago. Swan said the province will work with the federal government tomake any changes as quickly as possible. Neither justice minister would comment specifically on Li's case.
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