{"id":120985,"date":"2023-11-19T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/obese-convicted-killer-released-from-prison-because-he-cant-diet-behind-bars\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:50:46","slug":"obese-convicted-killer-released-from-prison-because-he-cant-diet-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/obese-convicted-killer-released-from-prison-because-he-cant-diet-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Obese Convicted Killer Released from Prison Because He Can\u2019t Diet Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p>An Italian man who was serving 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend was recently released from prison because judges ruled that prison food didn\u2019t allow him to go on a diet behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Dimitri Fricano was arrested for killing his girlfriend, Erika, during a heated argument, while they were vacationing in Sardinia. He originally told police that robbers had attacked and killed his partner, but as investigators found more and more holes in his story, he eventually admitted that he had been the one to stab her 57 times. Apparently, she had scolded him for leaving too many crumbs on the bed when eating, and he became so angry that he couldn\u2019t control himself. Two years later, he was put on trial for murder, but he only got convicted to 30 years behind bars in 2022, due to pandemic-related delays, before being released this month for being dangerously obese and not being able to lose weight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-man-holding-his-stomach-with-his-hands-J6g_szOtMF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Towfiqu barbhuiya<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the time of his conviction, Dimitri Fricano weighed 120 kgs (260 lbs), but over the next 12 months, he ballooned to 200 kgs (440 lbs), a weight that doctors say puts him at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/foods\/belgian-man-has-been-eating-fries-for-dinner-every-day-for-the-last-32-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high risk of cardiovascular disease<\/a>. He reportedly cannot even get around the prison building without crutches or a wheelchair, and a court has ruled that his condition is \u2018incompatible with the prison regime\u2019, because prison makes it impossible for him to follow a low-calorie diet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs assistance that cannot be provided in the institution,\u201d a panel of judges ruled, adding that he cannot remain incarcerated because his obesity and chain-smoking habit put him at an imminent risk of dying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02NKd29BRfS5ouCuPzGBo3L8snYF2k1rTErpSmdaxZWt11fA8xC15pknkojKoEMpRSl%26id%3D100073428642583&amp;width=750&amp;show_text=true&amp;appId=279842835470946&amp;height=581\" width=\"750\" height=\"581\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dmitri Fricano will now serve the rest of his time under house arrest in a town near Biella, a verdict that has infuriated his victim\u2019s family. Although the law states that, should Fricano\u2019s condition improve, he will return to prison, Erika\u2019s parents believe that it is unlikely to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe house arrest for Dimitri? It\u2019s a shameful decision,\u201d Erika\u2019s father told the Italian newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Corriere Della Sera<\/a>. \u201cWhen some friends let me know, after reading it online, that Dimitri had been placed under house arrest, a wound reopened. It was like receiving a stab to the heart. His is a rare case. 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