His vacant, sallow stare from a Regina hospital bed resembles something from a wartime concentration camp. His pupils are dilated, his teeth show evidence of malnourishment, his face has been burned and bruised.

Compared with a picture taken several months before, the degree of deprivation is chilling. Once a hale 245-pounder in his mid-20s, Winnipegger Dustin LaFortune's weight plunged to 90 pounds, according to family members.

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