33-year old Britain's fattest man who has been housebound for more than a year after doctors warned he needed to lose 70% of his body-weight to survive, has been found dead
33-year old Britain’ fattest man who has been housebound for more than a year after doctors warned he needed to lose 70% of his body-weight to survive, was found dead just hours after ordering apple crumble and ice cream from his favourite takeaway.
Emergency services needed several hours to remove Carl Thompson who weighed 65 stone from his home yesterday morning, using a small crane to carry his body out via an upstairs balcony and closing the road outside.
Last night the owner of his favourite takeaway, Q Pizza, spoke of sending him what may have been his final food order. Merdad Mohebbi told The Sun: 'I can't believe it. He had cut right down on what he was eating. He was only ordering one or two things a day. When I took the order he seemed happy enough. He was talking about how he was going to the hospital and they were going to do tests for him. He was full of life.'
Consuming a staggering 10,000 calories every day – four times the usual daily amount for a man, Mr Thompson binged on Chinese takeaways and pizzas he had delivered to his door and claimed to have spent £10 a day on chocolate, relying on state handouts for money.
Unable to walk or even dress himself, he was bathed and cooked for by a team of NHS carers. Living off incapacity benefits and disability allowances, he had not worked since the age of 17 and spent roughly £200 a week on takeaways and online food shopping.