Tim McLean, Jr. has been identified as the man that was killed and beheaded in the bathroom of a Greyhound bus on Wednesday night.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the man stabbed to death aboard a bus late Wednesday and beheaded, according to witness accounts, but friends have said it was Tim McLean Jr., 22, of Winnipeg.

RCMP announced Friday morning that they have charged Vince Weiguang Li, 40, of Edmonton with second-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear at the Manitoba provincial court in Portage la Prairie.

Second-degree murder, under the Criminal Code, is commonly defined as unpremeditated murder. First-degree murder refers to a killing that is planned and deliberate, but also when death is caused by sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and forcible confinement.

This case is disturbing on so many levels.  First, how do you have a weapon or knife to behead someone on a bus. Second, what the heck were the other passengers on the bus doing while this took place?  Did they think they were watching gladiators at the Coliseum in Rome?

photo: Tim’s MySpace Page