Court plea to help grandad lose weight

A 22-STONE ex-policeman trying to persuade a health authority to fund obesity surgery started the latest round of his legal fight yesterday.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jul 2011, 14:36 BST

Updated 12th Jul 2011, 00:47 BST

Grandfather Tom Condliff, of Staffordshire, who is 62 and 6ft 2in, says he needs stomach surgery to save his life. But the North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) refuses to fund a laparoscopic gastric bypass operation.