David Bennett The Man who had pig heart transplant was guilty of 1988 stabbing
David Bennett, 57, was convicted of the 1988 stabbing of Edward Shumaker, his sister told Radio 4's Today show.
Leslie Shumaker Downey said that her brother died in 2007 after almost two decades of medical complications linked to the attack.
She said Mr Bennett was an unworthy recipient of the pioneering surgery.
But the team who carried out the operation said that someone's criminal record could never be grounds for refusing them treatment.
The attack took place in April 1988 when Mr Bennett's wife sat on the lap of Mr Shumaker, who was 22, Ms Downey said.
In an apparent jealous rage, Mr Bennett repeatedly stabbed Mr Shumaker in the back.
Mr Bennett was found guilty of battery and carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Ms Downey said nobody had contacted her about Mr Bennett receiving the pig heart and only heard the news when her daughter messaged her.
"My second daughter sent me an instant message and said: 'Mum, this is the man who stabbed uncle Ed.' I then read the story and got angry because he had received the heart," she said.
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