PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
CANADA

Review Board

IN THE MATTER OF:

Part XX.1
Criminal Code of Canada

AND IN THE MATTER OF:

Will Lee Baker
[formerly Vince Weiguang Li]

ORDER
WHEREAS Will Lee Baker was charged that he:
on or about the 30th day of July, 2008, at or near the Rural Municipality of
Portage la Prairie, in the Province of Manitoba, did unlawfully commit
second degree murder on the person of Timothy McLean;
AND WHEREAS
Manitoba,

on March 5, 2009 in the Court of Queen's

Mr. Baker was found

not criminally

responsible

Bench, at Winnipeg,
on account

of mental

disorder;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to a Disposition made by the Review Board that came into
force on March 3, 2016, Mr. Baker was discharged upon conditions;

AND WHEREAS

this

matter

coming

on before

the Review

Board

on Monday,

February 6, 2017 for a Disposition Review hearing pursuant to Section 672.81 (1) of the
Criminal Code of Canada, in the presence of Will Lee Baker;

AND WHEREAS

the Review Board has heard and considered

all of the evidence,

including the testimony of Dr. J. Waldman, treating psychiatrist and Director of Forensic
Services, and Ms. C. Holowick-Sparkes,

Community Forensic Mental Health Specialist,

and the submissions by counsel which constitutes the record of these proceedings;

AND WHEREAS the Review Board has taken into account the safety of the public,
which is the paramount consideration, the present mental condition of Mr. Baker and his
reintegration into society and his other needs;

AND WHEREAS the Review Board is of the opinion that the weight of evidence does
not substantiate that Mr. Baker poses a significant threat to the safety of the public;

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THEREFORE,

pursuant to Section 672.54(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada, the

Review Board orders that Will Lee Baker is discharged absolutely.

DATED this 10th day of February, 2017, at Winnipeg, Manit