(KUTV) The Canadian man in 2008, has been deemed not criminally responsible and given freedom.

wrote that The Manitoba Criminal Code Review Board announced the absolute discharge of Vince Li, who now goes by Will Baker. According to the , its main function is to "make and review dispositions concerning any accused who has been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder or unfit to stand trial."

, a complete stranger, in 2008 while aboard a Greyhound bus, according to the Post. Due to mental illness and a diagnosis of schizophrenia, Baker was later for the murder, as reported by the Washington Times.

McLean's mother, Carol de Delley, has been outspoken against Baker's discharge on her Facebook Page saying that she "has no words."



According to the , Baker reportedly heard "the voice of God telling him to kill the man or 'die immediately'.”

It was then that Baker repeatedly stabbed McLean while other passengers evacuated the bus. Baker continued to maim McLean by beheading and cannibalizing the body as onlookers watched in horror.

Baker was originally held in a psychiatric hospital and has earned more and more freedoms throughout the years. The last freedom came with this recent "absolute discharge" which would mean that Baker would no longer be required to be monitored, the New York Post wrote.

In 2012, four years after the murder, released an interview with Baker conducted by Chris Summerville, .

According to the interview, Baker had immigrated to Canada from China where he had studied as a computer engineer.

During the interview, Baker told Summerville that in 2004 he began to hear the "voice of God" and started travelling the country to "save people from a space-alien attack."

Baker claimed that he did not know that he had schizophrenia back then and believed McLean to be an alien.

Towards the end of the interview, Baker was apologetic towards the McLean family and aware of his illness.

Some are afraid of the possibility that McLean will not continue his medications. A petition was started by Kim Seitz, a Winnipeg citizen, to " "

On the petition page, Seitz wrote that she "would not want this man living in my neighborhood or riding on our transit system, living near our schools." She continued to plead that "at the very least monitoring Li 's medication and psychiatric care surely would calm some of the fears in our city."



So far, the petition has 2,780 signatures out of the 5,000 goal.











