U.S. death row inmate says he's too obese to be executed | CTV News
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A condemned killer fighting his execution because of his extreme weight does not have accessible veins in his arms or hands and could not receive a lethal injection in his legs because he is so obese, a doctor said in a court filing.
Death row inmate Ronald Post wants a federal judge to stop his January execution on the grounds his weight could cause him to suffer severe pain during the procedure. The state opposes the request.
Ohio attorneys had criticized an earlier filing by Post based on an ****ysis by a doctor who didn't examine him.
Thursday's filing sought to counter that opposition by presenting the affidavit of a doctor who extensively examined Post and interviewed him about his medical history.
It is "highly unlikely" that an IV could be placed in Post's legs and "extremely unlikely" that veins could be found in his hands, Ohio State medical centre anesthesiologist Sergio Bergese said in affidavit dated Oct. 31 and filed Thursday.
Post also has scars on his left and right forearms from a suicide attempt that make his veins inaccessible for an IV, Bergese said. Post weighs more than 400 pounds, the doctor said......
.... Post, 53, is scheduled to die Jan. 16 for the 1983 shooting death of Helen Vantz in Elyria.
Attempted suicide in the past, has murdered someone, yet it now fighting not to be executed for his crimes?
Interesting... if they reject his arguments, I suppose he could go on a hunger strike.
How does someone get that large eating prison food since the early/mid 80's?? :?
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A condemned killer fighting his execution because of his extreme weight does not have accessible veins in his arms or hands and could not receive a lethal injection in his legs because he is so obese, a doctor said in a court filing.
Death row inmate Ronald Post wants a federal judge to stop his January execution on the grounds his weight could cause him to suffer severe pain during the procedure. The state opposes the request.
Ohio attorneys had criticized an earlier filing by Post based on an ****ysis by a doctor who didn't examine him.
Thursday's filing sought to counter that opposition by presenting the affidavit of a doctor who extensively examined Post and interviewed him about his medical history.
It is "highly unlikely" that an IV could be placed in Post's legs and "extremely unlikely" that veins could be found in his hands, Ohio State medical centre anesthesiologist Sergio Bergese said in affidavit dated Oct. 31 and filed Thursday.
Post also has scars on his left and right forearms from a suicide attempt that make his veins inaccessible for an IV, Bergese said. Post weighs more than 400 pounds, the doctor said......
.... Post, 53, is scheduled to die Jan. 16 for the 1983 shooting death of Helen Vantz in Elyria.
Attempted suicide in the past, has murdered someone, yet it now fighting not to be executed for his crimes?
Interesting... if they reject his arguments, I suppose he could go on a hunger strike.
How does someone get that large eating prison food since the early/mid 80's?? :?
