A plastic bag later found in his pocket by police contained his victim's ear, nose and part of his mouth. He was also observed "cutting body parts from the victim and eating those body parts", she said. She said Mr Li had severed the victim's head with a large knife and then carried it up and down the bus, brandishing it to passengers and taunting police. Prosecutor Joyce Dalmyn revealed grisly details of the attack as she argued for a psychiatric evaluation for the accused. They reported seeing Mr Li, a former church custodian, stab Mr McLean, who was sitting next to him, 50 or 60 times before cutting off his head. Police have suggested no motive for the attack last Wednesday, which happened in front of terrified passengers as the bus travelled through a desolate stretch of Canada's vast prairies. Tuesday's court hearing in Manitoba had earlier been adjourned to give Mr Li time to consult a lawyer.Īsked by the judge after the recess whether he wanted a lawyer, Mr Li was overheard by reporters and court officials saying "please kill me". Mr Li, 40, is accused of second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed and decapitated 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus on 31 July.Ī prosecutor told the court that Mr Li was seen eating pieces of his victim and had body parts found in his pocket. Vince Weiguang Li has been ordered by the court to undergo psychiatric tests. Vince Weiguang Li did not appear to know his victim, witnesses saidĪ man accused of beheading a fellow bus passenger in Canada has pleaded "please kill me", as he was asked by a judge if he wanted a lawyer.
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