Tim McLean (Photo Credit: Facebook)
The man found guilty of beheading another passenger on a Greyhound Bus in 2008 has been granted unescorted day trips from his treatment facility.
Doctors at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre have told a Criminal Review Board Hearing that Vincent Li has made significant progress. Doctors say his chances of reoffending are about one per cent, and based on this the Review Board has given Li extended privileges. Currently Li is allowed to walk on hospital grounds for 60 to 90 minutes a day and a request was submitted to allow him to leave the facility unsupervised.
Li has been granted outing up to 30 minutes into the nearby city of Selkirk, which is expected to be increased to full day trips. The 44 year old was found not criminally responsible for the July 2008 killing of Tim McLean near Portage la Prairie, an unprovoked attack.
Since the murder a petition has been launched by supporters of Tim Mclean’s family to amend the Criminal Code of Canada to ensure those found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder are detained for a minimum period of time.
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