Killing of Tim McLean
| Killing of Tim McLean | |
|---|---|
| Location | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
| Date | 30 July 2008 – 31 July 2008 8:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. (CDT) |
| Target | Random attack |
Attack type | Homicide, stabbing, decapitation, cannibalism |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Victim | Timothy Richard McLean, aged 22 |
| Perpetrator | Vincent Weiguang Li |
| Motive | Li's schizophrenic delusions that McLean was a demon and that God had commanded him to kill McLean |
| Charges | Second-degree murder |
| Sentence | Involuntary commitment (released after 6 years) |
| Litigation | 2 |
| Verdict | Not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder |
On 30 July 2008, Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed, beheaded, and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus along the Trans-Canada Highway, about 30 km (19 mi) west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. On 5 March 2009, his killer, 40-year-old Vince Li, was found not criminally responsible for murder, after it was determined that he was schizophrenic. Li was remanded to a high-security section of the Selkirk Mental Health Centre in Selkirk, Manitoba, where he was detained until his release on 8 May 2015.