On February 16, 2011, two passengers, Debra Tucker, of Port Colborne, Ontario, and Kayli Shaw, of London, Ontario, filed a lawsuit against.Greyhound, the RCMP and the Government of Canada for being exposed to the beheading. Melcosky hopes sharing de Delley’s story will show Canadians the financial cost of a terrible crime. The family of Tim McLean have brought a lawsuit of 150,000 against Greyhound. While first responders and travellers alike watched on in horror from outside the locked bus, Vincent Li stabbed, beheaded, cannibalized, and mutilated the body of Tim McLean. “We just thought it was a great way to help them try and recoup some of the dollars that they haven’t earned or have expended on other things which pertain to this event,” said McLean’s great-uncle Dave Melcosky. On the evening of July 30, 2008, Vincent Li attacked Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba, Canada. And we are positive that this is Timothy’s child,” said de Delley.Īfter seven years of struggles, de Delley’s family wanted to help.Ī GoFundMe page was set up for Carol and her husband, to help offset costs associated with McLean’s death. “Five months after Timothy was murdered, a grandchild was born. The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, and Li. She found work at night as a house cleaner, but soon has to stop to care for her grandkids, including a child left behind by her late son. In July 2008, Vince Li stabbed, mutilated, and beheaded 22-year-old Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg. If my husband lost his job tomorrow, I don’t know where we’d be next month,” said she said. The police were able to collect several parts of McLean’s body from the bus, but that his heart and eyes were never recovered. “We’ve survived everything else but at the end of the day, we have nothing for our retirement. Her fight took considerable time and money.ĭe Delley said she missed out on income and career growth, and incurred more debt. Tim McLean was killed on a Greyhound bus in 2008 by Vince Li.Īfter Li was found not criminally responsible for the act, de Delley fought to keep him off the streets. Seven years after the death of her son, Carol de Delley still fights for a cause that has created financial hardship.
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