Greyhound beheading bus still in use

The Greyhound bus where a sleeping Tim McLean was stabbed, dismembered and cannibalized nearly one year ago by Vince Li remains on the road in Canada, drawing ire from the victim's family.

"It's disrespectful," said Carol deDelley, McLean's mother, from her Winnipeg home Thursday. "I just think it's a bad thing to do. But, at the end of the day, it's all down to the money, isn't it?"

Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said the bus was substantially refurnished and no longer operates in Manitoba.

"After we did some extensive restoration and cleaning . . . then the bus was put in service in another province," said Wambaugh, adding the bus number was retired.

McLean, 22, was attacked last July near Portage la Prairie, Man., in an incident that made news around the world because of its brutality.

McLean was repeatedly stabbed, then beheaded, dismembered and cannibalized by Li in front of three dozen witnesses — all other passengers on the bus, which was travelling from Edmonton to Winnipeg.

Li was suffering from untreated schizophrenia and psychotic delusions at the time, which included hearing commands from God ordering him to kill McLean, whom he apparently viewed as a demon.

In his trial in March, he was found not criminally responsible for the murder.

Earlier this week, a review board decided Li would remain under heavy security at a Manitoba psychiatric facility after his psychiatrist testified Li remained a risk to the public and to himself. His case will be review annually.

DeDelley said Greyhound did not contact her to inform her the bus was still on the road; she heard it in passing.

"They never contacted me, even with a message of condolence, after this all happened. I have heard nothing — not one word from them," she said. "(But) nothing shocks me about this incident anymore. We've been shocked out of anything that could surprise us anymore."