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| A man suspected of beheading a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada has appeared in court in Manitoba charged with the killing. | A man suspected of beheading a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada has appeared in court in Manitoba charged with the killing. |
| Vince Weiguang Li, 40, is accused of second-degree murder. The motive for the attack is not known. | Vince Weiguang Li, 40, is accused of second-degree murder. The motive for the attack is not known. |
| Mr Li said nothing in court but nodded when asked if he was exercising his right to remain silent. | Mr Li said nothing in court but nodded when asked if he was exercising his right to remain silent. |
| Police have not yet formally identified the victim but friends have named him as 22-year old Tim McLean. | Police have not yet formally identified the victim but friends have named him as 22-year old Tim McLean. |
| Mr Li, of Edmonton, Alberta, remained silent throughout the hearing in Portage la Prairie. | Mr Li, of Edmonton, Alberta, remained silent throughout the hearing in Portage la Prairie. |
| Police have offered no motive for the attack and prosecutors have requested a psychiatric assessment. | Police have offered no motive for the attack and prosecutors have requested a psychiatric assessment. |
| Mr Li will appear in court again on Tuesday after having an opportunity to speak to a lawyer. | Mr Li will appear in court again on Tuesday after having an opportunity to speak to a lawyer. |
| Tributes | Tributes |
| Crown attorney Larry Hodgkins says the suspect needs psychological evaluation | |
| Eyewitnesses on board the bus, which was travelling through a desolate stretch of Canada's vast prairies, said the attacker stabbed the person sitting next to him 50 or 60 times. | Eyewitnesses on board the bus, which was travelling through a desolate stretch of Canada's vast prairies, said the attacker stabbed the person sitting next to him 50 or 60 times. |
| He then severed his head with a large knife, reportedly brandishing the head to terrified passengers. | He then severed his head with a large knife, reportedly brandishing the head to terrified passengers. |
| Friends of Mr McLean have paid tribute to him. | Friends of Mr McLean have paid tribute to him. |
| William Caron, whose brother was due to meet Mr McLean from the bus, told the Canadian Press that he had always tried to avoid trouble. | William Caron, whose brother was due to meet Mr McLean from the bus, told the Canadian Press that he had always tried to avoid trouble. |
| Friends say the victim is Tim McLean, but police have not confirmed this"All the time I've known Tim, he's never been the type of guy to get into a fight. He always kept to himself when there's strangers around." | Friends say the victim is Tim McLean, but police have not confirmed this"All the time I've known Tim, he's never been the type of guy to get into a fight. He always kept to himself when there's strangers around." |
| One friend told broadcaster CBC that Mr McLean was loved by many and called him a "ladies man". | One friend told broadcaster CBC that Mr McLean was loved by many and called him a "ladies man". |
| In an e-mail to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a friend of Mr McLean, Jossie Kehler, told of her sadness. | In an e-mail to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a friend of Mr McLean, Jossie Kehler, told of her sadness. |
| "He has a lot of friends and they are all very upset he's gone, and they would like to say they miss him and he will always be in their hearts," she wrote. | "He has a lot of friends and they are all very upset he's gone, and they would like to say they miss him and he will always be in their hearts," she wrote. |
| Newly-established Facebook groups and Mr McLean's Myspace page have filled with messages of support for the victim's family after news of the horrific killing. | Newly-established Facebook groups and Mr McLean's Myspace page have filled with messages of support for the victim's family after news of the horrific killing. |
| On Facebook, news of the killing led to hundreds of friends and well-wishers joining a tribute group. | On Facebook, news of the killing led to hundreds of friends and well-wishers joining a tribute group. |