WINNIPEG – Two women are suing Greyhound, the RCMP, the Government of Canada and Vince Li – the man who beheaded and cannibalized 22-year-old Tim McLean in rural Manitoba two years ago aboard a Winnipeg-bound bus – reportedly over trauma suffered as a result of witnessing the violent attack.
A court official with the Manitoba Court of Queen’s bench confirmed that two separate lawsuits each seeking $3 million in damages from the defendents were filed Wednesday in Winnipeg.
The plaintiffs named in the statements of claim are Debra Tucker and Kayli Shaw, two passengers who were aboard the Greyhound bus near Portage La Prairie, Man., on July 30, 2008, when Li slashed fellow passenger McLean’s throat with a knife before beheading him.
In 2009, Li was found not criminally responsible for McLean’s death due to his mental state at the time. A judge ruled Li was suffering from hallucinations and untreated schizophrenia at the time of the attack, which took place as horrified passengers helplessly watched.
McLean’s family also filed a lawsuit in 2008 against Greyhound and the Government of Canada seeking $150,000.
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