3/21/2024 0 Comments Tim mclean face"The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the industry on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel." "It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur," said the lawsuit. It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place. (John Woods/Canadian Press)The original statement of claim filed by McLean's father alleged the government of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. RCMP officers investigate the killing of Tim McLean, 22, onboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba on July 30, 2008. The lawsuit against Greyhound and Li is proceeding, but has been delayed because the lawyer representing the bus company has just been appointed a federal judge, Prober said. "We were concerned that it wasn't a strong enough case," Prober said. Lawyer Jay Prober, who represents Tim McLean Sr., said the government was dropped from his client's lawsuit because there were concerns it wouldn't stand up in court. Greyhound bus killer found not criminally responsible.Lawsuits filed by two separate bus passengers, Debra Tucker and Kayli Shaw, have also been amended to drop the RCMP. The Canadian Press recently discovered that the file was amended in April 2012 to drop the federal government as a defendant and to add 22-year-old McLean's "infant son" as one of 15 people who have "been deprived of Tim McLean Jr.'s guidance, care and companionship." Victim Tim McLean's father filed a claim soon after his son was killed in the summer of 2008 against Greyhound, perpetrator Vince Li and Canada.
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