Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (AHN) - A doctor testified Monday before the Manitoba review board that the man who beheaded another passenger aboard a Greyhound bus two years ago is ready to begin supervised passes. That means convicted beheader Vincent Li may be allowed out of his locked cell at a Manitoba mental health center, said Dr. Steven Kraemer.
Kraemer recommended that Li be permitted to leave his cell to get fresh air and have recreation two times a day of up to 15 minutes each. However, Li must be accompanied at all times by a nurse and security guard. The doctor added the recommended supervised outings could even last one hour each daily.
The doctor described the recommended outings as cautious. However, the family and friends of Li’s victim–Tim McLean–opposed the grant of any outdoor time to the killer. They fear the risk of something going wrong is too high.
McLean’s mother, Carol de Delley, agreed Li should be treated humanely, but contended he must be inside a locked facility for the rest of his life. De Delley pointed out the whole facility is not surrounded by a fence.
The review board is expected to release this week its written decision on Li’s recommended supervised outing. The board decides the type of care and supervision Li will receive for the next 12 months.
Li was held not criminally responsible for the death and beheading of McLean in 2008 while the two men were aboard the bus traveling in Portage la Prairie in Manitoba.
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