Convicted Murderer Given Lap Band Surgery

?Some people may literally kill to look beautiful. However, Grahman Fisher is a convicted murder who is probably a unique case. He was found guilty of strangling two women but recently received lap band surgery when he became obese.

The mentally ill 39 year old has been living in Berkshire at the Broadmoor Hospital since 2001. His many violent crimes include two murders, and he will spend at least 21 years institutionalized. He became obese in custody and received surgery to correct his 320 pound frame.

The public may groan about the $24,000 bill that tax dollars paid for but would not want Fisher one the streets because of his pre-prison diet. He kept his weight under control before prison, but his unusual diet is not likely to become the next weight loss craze. Fisher admits to being a cannibal and snacking on the arm of a victim.

Fisher returned to eating normal foods while in the mental hospital but started eating too much junk food. He brought up his weight problem to his caregivers and was cleared for the gastric surgery. He has now made a full recovery, but many are asking how he was allowed to become obese. The Taxpayer's Alliance wonders why Fisher's eating habits were not monitored and stopped before the costly surgery was needed.

While no one may have much sympathy for Fisher, the West London Mental Health NHS Trust noted that the surgery was necessary for doing what was best for Fisher. Those with medical illnesses still deserve proper care.

Fisher's trimmer physique is intended to keep the man healthy while in prison. There are many limits individuals would test to be skinny, but Fisher is an extreme case. It is possible to receive weight loss surgery without going to these lengths.