Another stabbing on bus in Canada

Police put ex-con on bus before passenger stabbed
Mike McIntyre , Winnipeg Free Press
Published: Monday, September 22, 2008
WINNIPEG - Police in Ontario admit they put an apparently mentally troubled ex-convict on a Winnipeg-bound Greyhound bus Sunday afternoon - but don't know how he managed to sneak a knife on board that was later used to stab a sleeping passenger.

Monday's revelation has sparked multiple investigations and left critics howling in protest, saying the case further underscores how dangerous public bus transportation is in Canada.

"It's absolutely astounding," said Winnipeg defence lawyer Jay Prober, who recently filed a lawsuit against the RCMP and Greyhound following the July murder and beheading of Winnipeg resident Tim McLean on board a Greyhound near Portage la Prairie.


"This latest incident is just a vindication of the lawsuit, not that we needed it. What's it going to take for Greyhound to do something to protect their passengers? Are they waiting for someone else to get killed?"

David Wayne Roberts, 28, of Manitouwadge, Ont., has been charged with aggravated assault and breach of probation. He will appear in a Sault Ste. Marie courtroom Tuesday morning.

The 20-year-old victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries after passengers say he was stabbed in the chest while sitting on the bus around 4:15 p.m. ET Sunday. He remains in hospital but is expected to be released later this week. His name and hometown haven't been released.

Winnipeg author Anita Daher was on the bus and witnessed the attack. She told the Free Press on Sunday night the attack was unprovoked and happened shortly after police brought the man on board.
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