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Old 05-23-2010, 12:43 AM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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A man on a Greyhound bus travelling across the Canadian Prairies was killed and decapitated in a violent attack by a fellow passenger.

A witness said the victim was stabbed 50 or 60 times by the man sitting next to him, who severed his head with a large knife.

According to the BBC, the bus had been travelling from Edmonton, Alberta, to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

"All of a sudden, we all heard this scream, this bloodcurdling scream," passenger Garnet Caton told CBC television.

A stand-off ensued, after which a 40-year-old man was arrested.

Sergeant Steve Colwell said the suspect was apprehended after a confrontation lasting several hours, in which he broke a bus window and tried to escape.

Canadian man beheaded while riding bus - World - NZ Herald News
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Old 05-23-2010, 01:01 AM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Can't find any more info on this, thinking that there was an error and they chucked in a story from 2008, remember something like this happening around 08.
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Old 05-23-2010, 03:17 AM
 
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It did happen a few years ago..
Decapitated bus passenger, man was 'totally calm' during attack - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article700732.ece - broken link)

Is the point of this topic to warn people of how Canadians are nothing more than bloodthirsty savages?
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:27 PM
 
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Your link does not link to article. And if it was in the NZ Herald.. you guys are way behind the times in Aotearoa.. old old news from years back..
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Old 05-23-2010, 10:03 PM
 
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This one was resolved quite some time ago when the attacker was not legally responsible for his actions and incarcerated in a mental health facility for an indeterminate period of time.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Canada bus killer not accountable


Vincent Li found not criminally responsible for murder - Winnipeg Free Press


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