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Suman Khatun, a five year-old obese Indian girl who suffers from a suspected hormonal imbalance, is so insatiably hungry she is eating herself to death, doctors fear
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In just one week, she devours over 10 kilograms of rice, 24 eggs, six litres of milk and five kilos of potatoes.
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Her hunger even leads her to sneak out and pester her neighbours for food in the village of Metiala in the Indian state of West Bengal
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Earning just £6 a week, her parents have reached their wits' end with their daughter who weighs in at almost 12 stone, despite being only three and half feet tall
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"When she is not fed she cries, shouts, screams and has even thrown rocks at us" says Suman's mother Belly Bibi, 33
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Crippled by their daughter's appetite, Suman's family has been unable to afford to travel to Calcutta for expert medical treatment.
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Suman struggles to walk as she suffers from severe respiratory problems.
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At 2, Suman weighed seven stone and her weight has increased by up to 15 kilos per year
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"I believe that it is a clear case of a malfunctioning pituitary gland...but without diagnostic tools I can only treat the symptoms".
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