Judges are also wary of punishing a government for failing to pass the right laws, she added. Suing the federal government or the RCMP in a case like this is particularly difficult, Reaume said, because the plaintiff would have to prove the defendants knew they were being negligent and could have foreseen such a gruesome act would occur as a result. "You sweep with a broad brush to begin with." "Generally speaking, the way plaintiffs usually start off is with a cause of action to include everybody except Santa Claus in the possible defendants," she said. The federal government never filed a statement of defence.ĭenise Reaume, professor of law at the University of Toronto, said it's not unusual for defendants to be dropped as a lawsuit moves through the courts. None of the allegations has been proven in court. The lawsuits filed by passengers Tucker and Shaw in 2011 have not only dropped the RCMP, but have crossed out a section that alleged Canada "failed to ensure the safety of passengers on board buses travelling between provinces" and "failed to assure that Canada's transportation system meets the highest practicable safety and security standards." "The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the industry on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel." "It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur," said the lawsuit. It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place. The original statement of claim filed by McLean's father alleged the government of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. Li eventually escaped through a window and was arrested. Passengers fled the bus and stood outside. The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, Man., and Li continued stabbing and mutilating McLean's body. Li said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or "die immediately." Li repeatedly stabbed McLean who unsuccessfully fought for his life. Li, a schizophrenic, sat next to the 22-year-old McLean after the young man smiled at him and asked how he was doing. Li has been confined to a psychiatric institution north of Winnipeg since he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing, mutilating and beheading McLean on a bus heading to Winnipeg in July 2008. The lawsuit against Greyhound and Li is proceeding, but has been delayed because the lawyer representing the bus company has just been appointed a federal judge, Prober said. "We were concerned that it wasn't a strong enough case," Prober said. Lawyer Jay Prober, who represents Tim McLean Sr., said the government was dropped from his client's lawsuit because there were concerns it wouldn't stand up in court. Lawsuits filed by two separate bus passengers, Debra Tucker and Kayli Shaw, have also been amended to drop the RCMP. The Canadian Press recently discovered that the file was amended in April 2012 to drop the federal government as a defendant and to add 22-year-old McLean's "infant son" as one of 15 people who have "been deprived of Tim McLean Jr.'s guidance, care and companionship." Victim Tim McLean's father filed a claim soon after his son was killed in the summer of 2008 against Greyhound, perpetrator Vince Li and Canada. He was quickly apprehended, handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser.WINNIPEG - The Canadian government and the RCMP have been quietly dropped from lawsuits filed after the beheading of a young man aboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba. On Jat 1:30 a.m., the suspect attempted to escape from the bus by breaking through a window however, the bus driver and a few passengers who were brandishing weapons to prevent the suspect from the leaving the bus. The attacker then decapitated McLean and displayed his severed head to other passengers outside who had fled the bus. After the attack began, the bus driver stopped on the side of the road, and the driver and all the other passengers fled the vehicle. On July 30, 2008, Tim McLean, a 22-year-old Canadian man, was stabbed several times, beheaded, and cannibalized while riding a Greyhound Canada bus by a Chinese-Canadian man Vincent Weiguang Li.Īccording to witnesses, McLean was sitting infront of the restroom whereas Vin Li sat next to him whilst the bus made a stop, then McLean was sleeping with his headphones on when Vin Li was sitting next to him and suddenly started stabbing him in the chest and neck with a large knife.
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