of suspect who beheaded man on bus identified as vince weiguang li

Bus beheading - attack suspect in court: The man accused of stabbing and beheading a young Winnipeg man aboard a Greyhound bus is identified as Vince Weiguang Li, 40. Police have not confirmed the identity of the man stabbed and beheaded but friends have confirmed it was 22-year-old Timothy McLean (Tim McLean Jr).


Beheading suspect Vince Weiguang Li, 40, is led into the Manitoba Provicial Court in Portage La Prairie, and (inset) a photo of victim Tim McLean from a Facebook tribute group page.

According to CBC News,

The man accused of stabbing a young Winnipeg man aboard a Greyhound bus delivered newspapers for several Edmonton publications and had worked at McDonald's, according to one of his employers.

Vince Weiguang Li, 40, worked for a contractor delivering the Edmonton Journal, the National Post and the Edmonton Sun, his boss Vincent Augert told CBC News Friday.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the man stabbed to death, and then beheaded according to witnesses, aboard a bus late Wednesday, but court documents name him as Timothy McLean. Friends have also confirmed 22-year-old McLean was the victim, describing him as bubbly and well-loved.

Tim McLean, shown in a photograph from his MySpace page, was described by friends as a bubbly person loved by everyone. [via]


Tim McLean, seen in an undated handout photo, with the daughter of his friend William Caron. [via]

Click here to see more photos at the "Photos from Killers like Vince Weiguang LI should be draged behind a Greyhound bus!" Facebook group.

[via Downunder Newslinks and BumpShack]