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He stabbed a 22-year-old man to death, beheaded, mutilated and ate parts of his body. He placed body parts in plastic bags, and put the victim's ear, nose and tongue in his pocket. It was a grotesque and completely random attack last July on a Greyhound bus in Canada that sent passengers fleeing in terror. His punishment for killing Tim McLean: to be treated in a mental institution, without a criminal record. That decision was handed out to Chinese immigrant Vince Li today after a judge ruled he was not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Every year, a mental health review board will reassess him to determine if he is fit for release. The decision to send a murderer to a mental facility instead of prison is not an uncommon one, even in Kern County. In fact, on Friday, 24-year-old Bryan Eckroth will appear in court for a mental competency hearing. He admitted to killing 72-year-old Rosita Newman in April last year in her Boron apartment. He choked and...
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