610kg man cuts down weight by half in 6 months

Manama: Khalid Al Shaeri, the Saudi man whose weight of 610 kilogrammes in August required a forklift and the partial demolition of his house to airlift him to hospital, now weighs 290 kilogrammes, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has reported.

“He is now able to move and to sit on a chair after he was unable to do either for the last three years because of his weight, the official news agency report said on Saturday.

Dr Ayedh Al Qahtani, a consultant endoscopic surgeon and the medical team head, said that Khalid’s condition was stable and that he had undergone a successful surgery two months ago.