A man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow bus passenger in Canada has been declared fit to stand trial, his lawyer said Monday. A judge had ordered Vince Weiguang Li to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether the Chinese immigrant was competent to stand trial for the July slaying. His lawyers and the prosecution agreed not to release details of Li's court-ordered psychiatric assessment because it could be prejudicial to his trial. Li, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 22-year-old Tim McLean, has not entered a plea in the case. "I agree that he is fit to stand trial, but the issue is whether he is criminally responsible for his actions," said defense attorney Alan Libman. "My position would be in court that he's not criminally responsible for his actions and he did not...
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