CAN: Schizophrenic Canada bus beheading man found not guilty
06 Mar 2009 3:13 PM
A Chinese immigrant who beheaded and hacked a Canadian bus passenger to pieces in front of horrified travellers .. has been found not guilty of murder after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
VINCE WEIGUANG LI had been charged with murdering 22-year-old TIM MCLEAN on a Canadian Greyhound bus last July.
The 30 year old repeatedly stabbed MCLEAN .. who'd been asleep on the seat next to him .. sawed off his head .. removed his internal organs .. pocketed his nose .. tongue and an ear .. and taunted police and bystanders with the severed head.
Both the prosecution and the defence argued LI can't be held responsible because he's mentally ill.
The decision means LI will be treated in a mental institution instead of going to prison.
