A WOMAN and her daughter have been charged with murder after an illegal butt implant procedure killed an aspiring porn star, it was reported. Cops say Libby Adame, 51, and 23-year-old Alicia Galaz have been performing that type of procedure for a decade and recruit clients paying $14,000 for three sessions via Instagram. They have […]
A WOMAN and her daughter have been charged with murder after an illegal butt implant procedure killed an aspiring porn star, it was reported.
Cops say Libby Adame, 51, and 23-year-old Alicia Galaz have been performing that type of procedure for a decade and recruit clients paying $14,000 for three sessions via Instagram.
They have now been charged in connection with the murder of Karissa Rajpaul, a 26-year-old South African who police say moved to Los Angeles to work in the adult film industry, ABC7 reports.
Rajpaul was seen in a video posted on social media undergoing butt augmentation, which is now part of the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation.
She had two procedures illegally performed at a home in Encino last September but died after undergoing a third one.
Investigators say they suspect the women injected Rajpaul with a cocktail of substances used in cosmetic surgery but mixed with other, dangerous, chemicals.
“They were mixing them with chemicals and other substances that clearly are not appropriate for any medical procedure that would be performed on a human,” said LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton
“These individuals have no medical training. They’re not experienced and they’re putting people’s lives at risk.”
According to CBS Los Angeles, LAPD officials said the procedure the women performed involved injecting liquid silicone substance into the body.
They said that can enter the blood stream and create embolisms, they said.
As procedure started to go wrong, Adame and Galaz called 911 to help Rajpaul.
But police say they fled without identifying themselves or telling the paramedics what happened so they be able to treat her, says the LAPD.
Rajpaul died in an emergency room with doctors unaware of the silicone injection.
Plastic surgeon Dr. John Timothy Katzen said: “Silicone is not meant to be injected into the buttock or the breast, period.”
Cops are now trying to contact other victims who underwent the same procedures performed by the mother and daughter.
“We’re also seeking additional victims and relatives of victims who may have had loved ones disfigured or who passed away,” Hamilton said.
Adame was released after posting $1 million bail and a court date has not been scheduled for her case.
Her daughter was released on bond two days after her arrest and is scheduled to make her first court appearance on December 8.
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