The Criminal Code Review Board met Monday afternoon to discuss Vince Li's progress as a patient.

Li was found not criminally responsible for beheading Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in 2008.

Doctors recommended three changes to conditions for Li. They say Li should be given unsupervised passes into Selkirk.

They also recommend that Li's Winnipeg visits be done in a group with two other patients and one staff member. Previously, Li required one-on-one supervision in the city.

Finally, it was recommended that Li be moved to an unlocked ward in Selkirk Hospital.

Doctors said Li is a model patient who gets along well with other patients and staff.

"From a clinical perspective, he has progressed excellently," Dr. Steven Kremer told the Criminal Code Review Board hearing Monday.

The Crown did not object to the recommendations.

McLean’s mother, however, said Li should remain locked up for life.

"I don't think it should matter whether you're mentally ill or not mentally ill. If you kill someone, you should lose your freedom, period," Carol DeDelley said outside the hearing.

The review board will take a week to deliberate.

- with files from The Canadian Press