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Terrifying Travel: Bus Beheading Trial Moving Forward

October 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM | by | Comment (1)

Remember earlier this summer when horrified bus passengers in Canada watched as a guy allegedly stabbed and decapitated his 22-year-old seatmate? Well, a Manitoba court determined that the suspect in the case, Vince Weiguang Li, is mentally fit to stand trail.

While Li, who's been charged with second-degree murder, will see his case return to court on November 6, a defense attorney says there's more to it than just this psychiatric assessment:

I agree that he is fit to stand trial, but the issue is whether he is criminally responsible for his actions. My position would be in court that he's not criminally responsible for his actions and he did not know what he was doing was wrong.

It will be for a court to determine whether that's correct or not.

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[Photo: Stephen Rees]

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I don't practice criminal law, ...

... and I didn't exactly ace the subject in law school, and I am not Canadian, but in light of what I do know I really can't imagine this guy not spending his life in a straight jacket.  Check out the video with this story and you'll likely agree: http://a11news.com/403/vince-weiguang-li/
rdmcgeorge on October 7, 2008 at 3:45 PM #Permalink

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