TIM MCLEAN FULL
See her full report tonight on CTV News at 11:30. In 2009, Vince Li was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness for the death of Tim McLean, a 22-year-old carnival worker who was sitting next to him on a bus traveling near Portage. The horrific nature of the attack has led to an outpouring of sympathy for McLean's family, who describes their deceased loved one as a light-hearted charmer.ĬTV's Stacey Ashley was at the church all day. A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Li. Wikimedia Commons A Greyhound Canada bus, similar to the one McLean was riding when he was killed. The 22-year-old was traveling home to Winnipeg where his pregnant girlfriend was waiting, and chose to sit in the back of the bus and listen to music. Vincent Weiguang Li, 40, has been charged with second-degree murder. On July 30, 2008, Tim McLean, a carnival worker, boarded Greyhound Canada Bus 1170 in Edmonton. The assailant then severed McLean's head and taunted police. Without warning or apparent provocation, the man attacked McLean with a large knife as the bus neared Portage La Prairie, Man.
He had sent text messages to family saying how much he was looking forward to seeing them.Īs he dozed on the bus, a man took a seat beside him. The 22-year-old had been returning to Winnipeg following a stint on the road. "His love of his friends was easy to see". Senior Professor of the Practice (504) 247-1553. Tim McLean, a travelling carnival worker, loved making new friends on his many journeys, his uncle said.īut "he never left behind the ones he made in high school," McLean said. Vince Li was found not criminally responsible in the killing of Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in 2008. McLeans field of research includes Molecular Marine Microbiology. Tim's uncle, Alex McLean, told people who attended the funeral service that his nephew was "friendly, kind, sweet and caring." The Story of Tim McleanTreble 3s Brings You:A routine trip home for a young man named Tim McLean turned into a truly tragic event. Before the service started, they came out of the church to shake hands and thank those that had gathered. The protestors did not show up, but friends and family still appreciated the show of support. They came prepared to link arms and hold up umbrellas if necessary, to block the protestors from view. Winnipeg police say they were prepared to make sure the family was protected from the protestors.Ībout 500 other people, who came from around the city and in some cases across the border, had the same idea. Will Baker, formerly known as Vince Weiguang Li, killed 22-year-old Tim McLean after hearing what he thought was 'the voice of God'.
Officers patrolled the area on bikes, by car, and from the church roof.
There was also a heavy police presence at the church. Batting & Fielding, Mat, Inns, NO, Runs, HS, Ave, SR, 50, 100, 4s, 6s, Ct, St. Members of a fanatical American church who had promised to protest the funeral didn't show up but hundreds of strangers who wanted to show their support for the family did. The family of Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Winnipegger viciously murdered on a Greyhound bus, was able to pay their last respects in peace Saturday.
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