Li’s story needs to be told, to add a human touch to a horrible tragedy. I have been visiting Li on an average of once every two months since his remand to Selkirk Mental Health Centre 4 four years ago. On May 19, 2012, I Chris Summerville, CEO of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada, held my regular meeting with Vince Li, the person living with schizophrenia who beheaded Tim McLean. Here is the release of the transcript with a preamble from Summerville: Interview with a killer: Vince Li speaks While he is not advocating Li's immediate release, Summerville said there is little public understanding of the nature of schizophrenia and its treatment with medication. hold a characterization of him that is just not true of him." "I don't think anytime soon because of public sentiment," he said, adding the perception of Li is "rooted in fear and in some people, in hate and in vengeance. The horrific nature of Li's act has demonized him in the public's mind, said Summerville. The unjustified public fears about Li will probably keep him in a mental-health hospital longer than necessary, Summerville said. "But it's an extremely difficult and a very private thing," she added. I think for the advancement of my own soul, I think that that's going to be a necessary thing," she said. Now you take him off those meds for a while and see what kind of an interview you would get," she said.Īt the same time, de Delley said she is trying to forgive her son's killer. "You're interviewing an individual who has gone through treatment and meds and come to this place where he's come to these realizations. The mother of the man beheaded by Vince Li says the interview underscores her point that he should remain locked up.Ĭarol de Delley said she is unmoved by Li's apology and remorse.
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