Woman dies after man allegedly posing as surgeon tried to remove implants in his Queens home
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A 31-year-old woman has died after a man allegedly posing as a plastic surgeon on TikTok tried to remove her butt implants in a Queens home, police said.
Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, was arrested last month at the airport.
Police said he was trying to flee to Colombia.
Prosecutors say that after he administered lidocaine to 31-year-old Maria Penaloza at his home in Astoria, she went into cardiac arrest and then became brain-dead.
Hoyos-Foronda was charged with assault and practicing without a license.
So far, there's no word on whether the Queens district attorney plans to upgrade the charges against him.
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