Luigi Mangione Back Pain Made Dating, Physical Intimacy ‘Not Possible’: Friend [Video]

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, suffered severe back pain that prevented him from being “physically intimate,” according to reports.

R.J. Martin, Mangione’s friend who founded a co-living space in Hawaii where the murder suspect formerly lived, told The New York Times and NBC’s Today that his former roommate had confided in him about his back pain.

Mangione “knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,” Martin told the Times. “I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.”

Martin told Today that the back pain “constantly weighed on” Mangione.

Josiah Ryan, Martin’s spokesperson, says regardless of the pain, there was no indication that Mangione would be suspected of such a serious crime.

“His back pain impacted every aspect of his life, his relationships and romantic connections,” Ryan tells PEOPLE. “The constant pain led to depression, which further affected those relationships.”

Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in …