Erik Menendez Needed Surgery Following Complications With Kidney Stones, Daughter Says

Erik Menendez required surgical involution aft complications pinch kidney stones, hospitalizing nan convicted slayer conscionable weeks earlier he's scheduled to look for a parole proceeding pinch his relative in nan 1989 murders of their parents.

His daughter, Talia, posted to societal media Wednesday nighttime that he had a 2nd room "due to complications pinch some kidneys having aggregate ample kidney stones." She wrote successful nan Instagram Story that he needs a 3rd surgery.

"Because Erik is successful prison, location are often complications and delays pinch aesculapian care, truthful this continues to beryllium a very stressful clip for america arsenic you each tin imagine," she wrote. "He is presently successful symptom and emotion nauseous, but is recovering."

Attorney Mark Geragos said connected Tuesday that Menendez had been diagnosed pinch a "serious aesculapian condition" but did not supply further details.

Erik Menendez, 54, and his older brother, Lyle Menendez, 57, were originally sentenced to life successful situation for nan execution of their parents. But nan men were resentenced to 50 years to life aft a judge wished they did not airs an “unreasonable risk” if they were released.

This made nan Menendez brothers instantly eligible for parole.

Supporters have pushed for nan men to beryllium released, saying nan boys knowledgeable maltreatment astatine nan hands of Kitty and José Menendez. The brothers contended nan shotgun sidesplitting were done successful self-defense, pinch Lyle saying he confronted their begetter complete nan maltreatment of his younger brother.

Prosecutors accused nan brothers of being motivated by financial summation and that nan murders were done successful acold blood.

Erik Menendez expressed remorse during a May 13 resentencing hearing, describing his crimes arsenic “cruel and vicious” and said he was “directly responsible for it all.”

"My actions were criminal, selfish, sadistic and cowardly," he said.

His older relative likewise took accountability for his past and said astatine nan proceeding that he was "deeply ashamed."

Their parole suitability proceeding is scheduled for Aug. 20 and 21.