Follow all the latest news and updates in the manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killerBrian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione suffered a back injury so severe he was unable to have sex, a former roommate said.
He said a single surf lesson left Mangione 'in bed for a week' afterwards, adding: 'It was really traumatic and difficult, you know, when you’re in your early twenties and you can’t, you know, do some basic things.' Mangione's health issues are also said to have caused professional problems for the University of Pennsylvania graduate, who worked as an engineer for online car sales company TrueCar after his graduation.
The Reddit user believed to be Mangione said a subsequent surfing accident had left him with a 'locked up' back and hips. Weeks after that, the user believed to be Mangione said he'd undergone spinal surgery which he said had improved his symptoms.He didn't mention anything related to United Healthcare, whose CEO Mangione is accused of assassinating on a Manhattan street on the early hours of December 4.