Man who beheaded fellow bus passenger changes name, seeks looser restrictions

WINNIPEG – The man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has changed his name and is seeking more freedom.

Vince Li has appeared before a Criminal Code Review Board under the new name of Will Baker.

He is asking that he be allowed to move out of a group home to live independently, which would still see him supervised daily.

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A decision is expected by the end of the week.

READ MORE: Timeline of decisions in the case of Vince Li

Baker killed Tim McLean during a bus trip on the TransCanada Highway near Portage la Prairie in July 2008.

He was later found to be not criminally responsible for the murder due to mental illness – schizophrenia.

In May 2015, the Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board approved Li to move from a mental hospital to a group home in Winnipeg.