A hairdresser was sentenced to four to eight years in prison. kill a woman From the unlicensed silicone butt injection incident in the Bronx, New York City.
Whaleska Castillo, 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of Lesvia Ayala, 43, of Philadelphia. Castillo gave Ayala the injection in her buttocks at her apartment in June 2017, but she was unlicensed and not a medical professional.
Ayala folded After injection after cardiac arrest. She was pronounced dead after she was taken to the hospital.
“The defendant illegally injected the victim with a silicone substance for cosmetic purposes.” read statement From Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark.
Mr Clark said: “Tragically, the injection resulted in the victim’s death. The defendant also performed dangerous cosmetic surgery, leaving another woman in great pain.”
Investigators said the woman charged about $1,500 for the unauthorized injections, far less than the typical price charged by a licensed doctor.
Ms Castillo told the court: “I am extremely ashamed and deeply sorry for what happened.”
Prosecutors documented multiple times that Castillo had previously been arrested on manslaughter charges.she was there declared He was jailed in 2012 for illegal cosmetic surgery, and again in 2014.
The victim’s sister, Vanessa Ayala, angrily criticized the sentence as too lenient.
“Four years is not enough,” she said. “This is not the first time she has done this. This is the third time. Last time it caused the death of her sister. Four years cannot be justice for her.”
Investigators said Castillo used the silicone mailed to him by a friend in his native Dominican Republic.
“We hope that these cases serve as a warning to the public not to undergo unauthorized procedures that could seriously threaten their health or even lead to death,” Clark concluded.
The sentencing is as follows.
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