Man accused of beheading victim on Greyhound bus appears in Manitoba court
52 minutes ago
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The man accused in the beheading of a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has made his first court appearance.
Vince Weiguang Li, 40, of Edmonton walked into a courtroom in Portage la Prairie, Man., with his head bowed and uttering not a word.
He would not even reply when the judge asked him if he was going to get a lawyer, and only nodded slightly when asked whether he was exercising his right not to speak.
The Crown asked for a psychiatric assessment, but the judge said he wanted to give Li a chance to talk to a lawyer about that.
Li's next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday in Portage la Prairie.
Li is charged with second-degree murder in the gruesome slaying of Tim McLean, 22, on a Greyhound bus that was travelling from Edmonton to Winnipeg.
52 minutes ago
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The man accused in the beheading of a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has made his first court appearance.
Vince Weiguang Li, 40, of Edmonton walked into a courtroom in Portage la Prairie, Man., with his head bowed and uttering not a word.
He would not even reply when the judge asked him if he was going to get a lawyer, and only nodded slightly when asked whether he was exercising his right not to speak.
The Crown asked for a psychiatric assessment, but the judge said he wanted to give Li a chance to talk to a lawyer about that.
Li's next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday in Portage la Prairie.
Li is charged with second-degree murder in the gruesome slaying of Tim McLean, 22, on a Greyhound bus that was travelling from Edmonton to Winnipeg.