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Passengers aboard a greyhound bus, travelling from Edmonton to Winnipeg, were left horrified after witnessing a gruesome attack that left another passenger dead.
The victim, a twenty-two year old man, had boarded the bus in Edmonton, while his attacker boarded in Brandon. The two are not believed to have known each other, but some time during the journery, the suspect (described as a 40 year old man) switched seats and came to sit beside the young man. The victim was listening to music on an electronic device, and no conversation was had between the two.
All of a sudden, we all heard this scream, this bloodcurdling scream [...] The attacker was standing up right over the top of the guy with a large hunting knife - a survival, Rambo knife - holding the guy and continually stabbing him… in the chest area,” passenger Garnet Caton told CBC television.
As the attack continued, other passengers evacuated the bus. Three men later attempted to board the bus,but describe witnessing the decapitation of the young victim:
When we came back on the bus… he was cutting the guy’s head off and pretty much gutting him up.
Passengers then attempted to barricade the bus door, and prevent the suspect from coming out.
We put our bodies up against the door, waiting for him to come out … and he went back and brought the head to the front and pretty much displayed it … and dropped it on the ground in front of us.
All very calmly. There was no rage in him … It was just like he was a robot or something
RCMP officers later arrived at the scene, and after a long stand-off, the suspect was apprehended.
It is believed that the victim was stabbed a total of 50-60 times.
No charges have yet been laid.
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The victim has been identified as 22 year old Tim McLean Jr of Winnipeg. 40 year old Vince Weiguang Li, of Edmonton has been charged with second-degree murder. The Crown is also asking for a psychiatric assessment at this time. Li is reported to have stated in court,
Kill me now
Greyhound pulls its “bus rage” ad campaign,
Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said the company felt the ad, launched last year, could be offensive and that it was no longer appropriate.
She said the campaign was officially over before the attack, but that some ads were still up.
Wambaugh said Greyhound wants them to be removed as quickly as possible.
The Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kansas, often classified as a hate group, will be attending the funeral to protest McLean’s “filthy way of life.”
Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of the founder of the church, said,
He was a rebel against God. He was taught to be a rebel by his parents. He came from a rebel country … They brought this wrath upon his head. And it sucks to be him and it sucks to be them.
- Who protests at funerals? Seriously, who does that, no matter what your politics?
- Canada is a rebel country? Didn’t she hear about the War of Independence?
Although border officials attempted to stop the church from entering Canada, recent reports indicate they have crossed the border.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also weighs in, launching their own campaign to try to raise awareness about animal rights,
PETA’s ad…is meant to spur people to think about the terror and pain experienced by animals who are raised and killed for food. The group aims to demonstrate that animals — just like humans — are made of flesh, blood, and bone and deserve protection from needless killing.
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