WHAT is going on in people's brains?

Lock his sorry PATHETIC a$$ up FOREVER.

ugh... this sickens me :( and the more I read the more sick it makes me.

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome

Edmonton man accused of beheading described as a nice guy

Updated: Sat Aug. 02 2008 17:26:40

CTV.ca News Staff

The boss of an Edmonton man accused of beheading 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus was shocked when he heard about the incident saying he never thought of him as a violent man.

Vince Weiguang Li, from Edmonton, Alta., is facing a second degree murder charge in the death of McLean.

CTV News has learned that Li delivered newspapers for the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun in the Clareview and Concordia neighbourhoods.

Li's boss, Vincent Augert, tells CTV News that he was surprised to learn of the incident because he thought of Li as a nice guy.

Augert said he is still reeling from the shocking news.

According to the Edmonton Journal Li told his employer he had a job interview in Winnipeg and was not heard from again.

Li is in custody under video-surveillance in Winnipeg. He next court date is Tuesday in Portage la Prairie.

Li never said a word when he appeared before a judge Friday in Portage la Prairie.

The 40-year-old walked into the courtroom with his head down and kept quiet during the entire proceedings.

Li was guarded by RCMP officers and had a heavily-taped right hand and a swollen face.

Li did not reply when the judge asked if he was going to get a lawyer. He did nod slightly when asked if he was exercising his right not to speak.

The Crown has asked for a psychiatric assessment but the judge said he wanted Li to talk to a lawyer first.

Crown Attorney Larry Hodgson described the court appearance to CTV Newsnet from Portage la Prairie, Man.

Hodgson said that Li seemed to understand what the judge was saying to him.

"He responded with a nod at the appropriate time," the lawyer said.

Hodgson said as far as he knew, Li has not contacted anyone since the time of his arrest.

The matter was adjourned to Aug. 5, when the Crown will once again ask for a psychiatric assessment.

With files from the Canadian Press

Sounds like the guy just snapped. I wonder if anyone will find out why. It won't be any comfort to the victims family though :(
Sad sad situation all the way around.

More grisly details today in this story from CNN. The wacko actually ate
parts of the body.:eek:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/02/....ap/index.html

I feel so horribly for the family of this young man. to have to read details like this and then have the reporters ALL over them all the time. there is facebook group started by the family and in there they mentioned that they can't even leave their home because the reporteres are basically camped out in front. sickening. I wish they would leave that poor family alone.

lizbud - those details came from an RCMP communications tape that was for internal use only. It was NEVER to be made public.

I wonder who the creep was that leaked it! More horror for the family.

I hope the police can remove the reporters...that is just sick.

It seems like the media is getting way more "story" than is really necicary. I wonder what the facination is with reporting disturbing events of this nature. They should go report on some kittens that found new homes or something ;)

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...4-bbbff914e874

Greyhound suspect on suicide watch
James Turner, Winnipeg Free Press and Canwest News Service
Published: Sunday, August 03, 2008

WINNIPEG - Vince Li, the 40-year-old Edmonton man charged with second-degree murder in the repeated stabbing and beheading of 22-year-old Winnipegger Tim McLean aboard a Greyhound bus Wednesday, is on suicide watch at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

Sources said Sunday that Li is being housed in a segregated unit on the 8th floor of the downtown building and is clothed in a special suicide suit.

As of Sunday afternoon, Li still has not spoken a word, and has not seen a doctor. He has nodded 'yes' or 'no' to some questions asked of him, sources said.

When asked if he was suicidal, Li is said to have nodded 'yes.'

Sources said Li is to be watched by a minimum of five correctional officers if he needs to be transported from his cell. He is also to have his handcuffs and shackles thoroughly checked, as it's believed he's a flight risk.

Li is due to appear in court Tuesday, at which time a judge is expected to rule on the Crown's request to order him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Li has refused to speak with a lawyer. He didn't utter a word during Friday's short court hearing, and did not make eye contact with anyone.

In an exclusive interview with the Free Press Saturday, a family friend said she felt Li was troubled, but had refused repeated offers to see a doctor and get help.

The family friend, who works in the mental-health field, said it was obvious Li was struggling.

"He needed help, but he just wouldn't get it," she said.

Li worked for six months as a custodian at the Grant Memorial Baptist Church in Winnipeg and was a member of the congregation.

Pastor Tom Castor said Li, a recent immigrant at the time, seemed happy to have a job and was committed to doing it well.

Castor said Li was quiet, and did not show any sign of anger issues or any other trouble before he quit in the spring of 2005. After this, he's believed to have taken a job as a forklift operator for Midland Foods in Winnipeg while his wife, Anna Li, worked as a waitress.

Castor's congregation is offering support to her -_the pastor says she is in shock and is afraid for her future.

The church and its staff are also offering condolences to the family of Tim McLean, the young man Li is accused of beheading in what witnesses called an unprovoked attack with a hunting knife at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday about 20 kilometres east of Portage la Prairie.


© Winnipeg Free Press 2008