434lb Man Who Stabbed His Gf To Death Is Released After Judges Ruled He Wouldn't Be Able To Get A Low Calorie Diet In Prison

[Sugar Cookie]

A 31-stone killer who stabbed his girlfriend to death over a row about messy eating has been released from Italian jail because the prison can not provide the low-calorie diet he needs to slim down.

Dimitri Fricano, from Biella in northern Italy, killed 28-year-old Erika Preti on a Sardinian holiday in June 2017, stabbing her 57 times because she had scolded him for leaving 'too many crumbs' on the hotel bed.

Fricano, 35, weighed 18 and a half stone in 2019 when he was jailed for 30 years after admitting to the attack.

Now Turin Surveillance Court in Italy has freed him after just a year behind bars as judges heard his weight had ballooned to 31 stone.

The court ruled he is 'incompatible with the prison regime' and that his incarceration also makes it impossible for him to follow a slimming diet, the judges said.

Fricano will serve the rest of his time under house arrest in a town near Biella.

Through he was arrested after the killing, Fricano has only spent one year behind bars after long delays to the trial in Italy due to the pandemic meant he was only finally convicted in 2022.

Prison officials informed that Fricano's health was at risk because they cannot provide the low-calorie diet he needs to lose weight.

He is so heavy, the court was told, that he cannot even get around the prison building without crutches or a wheelchair.

Fricano had admitted the brutal murder of his 25-year-old girlfriend Erika Preti when they rowed about him leaving crumbs on the bed when he ate.


The pair had been on holiday in San Teodoro when they argued before going to the beach.

Fricano had claimed that Erika had hit him with a paperweight and he snatched up a knife and stabbed her dozens of times.

He had earlier told police she had been killed by robbers.


But he eventually admitted: 'She insulted me for the bread and then hit me in the head. So I killed her.'

His defence lawyers also said he suffers from anxiety-depressive bulimia syndrome, personality disorder, and sleep apnea.

Doctors said he is at high risk of cardiovascular disease and needs to follow a special diet that the prison cannot provide.

According to the judges, he cannot remain incarcerated because his 'massive size' and chain-smoking put him at an imminent risk of dying.

They said: 'He needs assistance that cannot be provided in the institution.'

But the decision to free Fricano has infuriated Erika's family.

Her father Fabrizio Preti told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera: 'The house arrest for Dimitri? It's a shameful decision.

However, they assured me that if he were to recover, he would return to the cell. I don't believe that is really very likely.'

31-stone killer released from jail over low-calorie diet in prison

Dimitri Fricano, from Biella in northern Italy, killed 28-year-old Erika Preti on a Sardinian holiday in June 2017, stabbing her 57 times because she scolded him for leaving 'too many crumbs' on the bed.

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[Freyja]

So he weighed 259 lbs at the time of the attack and ballooned up to 434 lbs while he was locked up for stabbing his gf to death??? And that is good reason to release him? You know he will do something like this again because he clearly lacks self control.

 

[Satanica]

WTF?!? So, if you’re morbidly obese you walk free? Makes zero sense.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Where is his PONY?

 

[Metalfan]

Where is his PONY?

It's Italy,so it was served with some type of pasta.

 

[BuffettGirl]

It's Italy,so it was served with some type of pasta.

And a nice Chianti?

 

[cubby]

Where is his PONY?

He ate it and asked for more.

 

[BuffettGirl]

He ate it and asked for more.

I almost just wet my pants!

 

[Josh P]

I almost just wet my pants!

Hi

 

[BuffettGirl]

Welp, this isn't awkward...

 

[Josh P]

Welp, this isn't awkward...

Dear Penthouse....

 

[BuffettGirl]

I didn't realize that I needed to be more specific. I thought the vague part was ALSO the good manners part. Silly me. Perhaps an "I almost pissed myself" would have worked out better for you?

 

[Josh P]

I didn't realize that I needed to be more specific. I thought the vague part was ALSO the good manners part. Silly me. Perhaps an "I almost pissed myself" would have worked out better for you?

You don't strike me as someone who is worried about good manners, and that's a good thing. You tell it like it is without the sugar coating.

 

[thatsmallgrl]

I'm Italian.

Hmmmm..... Perhaps an enemy or two would like to take a trip to Italy with me. I'm prone to gaining weight quickly.

Win/win

 

[BuffettGirl]

You don't strike me as someone who is worried about good manners, and that's a good thing. You tell it like it is without the sugar coating.

I do both. I tell it like it is, in the most polite way possible. I'm too polite for my own good. It's easier to be cranky and straightforward when you're on the interwebs, and no one is watching you do it?

 

[Angiebla]

He doesnt sound bulemic, and if he was, he sucks at it.

 

[knockout]

I'm Italian.

Hmmmm..... Perhaps an enemy or two would like to take a trip to Italy with me. I'm prone to gaining weight quickly.

Win/win

Don’t forget the chain smoking

 

[thatsmallgrl]

Don’t forget the chain smoking

If I have to go back to cigarettes for this endeavor I shall!

 

[Josh P]

I'm Italian.

Hmmmm..... Perhaps an enemy or two would like to take a trip to Italy with me. I'm prone to gaining weight quickly.

Win/win

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