What you should know
- A fake surgeon was sentenced Thursday for an illegal buttock injection that ultimately claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman in 2018.
- Whalesca Castillo was sentenced to between four and eight years in prison. Castillo, who does not have a medical license, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Lesbia Ayala in June 2018.
- Seeking to enhance her figure, Ayala turned to Castillo, a fake surgeon, who injected silicone into her buttocks and thighs. The procedure proved fatal when Ayala died from an embolism, a direct result of those injections.
NEW YORK — A fake surgeon was sentenced Thursday for an illegal buttock injection that ultimately claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman in 2018.
Whalesca Castillo was sentenced to between four and eight years in prison. Castillo, who does not have a medical license, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Lesbia Ayala in June 2018. Now, Ayala’s family is calling the sentence a miscarriage of justice.
“Four years is not enough. I think today was a great injustice for my sister and my family,” said Vanessa, Ayala’s sister.
Seeking to enhance her figure, Ayala turned to Castillo, a fake surgeon, who injected silicone into her buttocks and thighs. The procedure proved fatal when Ayala died from an embolism, a direct result of those injections.
Castillo’s procedures were not performed in a state-of-the-art clinic; Not only were they held at his home in the Bronx, but this incident was not Castillo’s first run-in with the law. In 2012, Castillo was sentenced to one year in federal prison and fined $100,000 for running an illegal cosmetic clinic.
The courtroom was filled with emotion on both sides.
“Since this happened I have had a lot of regret. I am very ashamed for myself and my family because this was not how I was raised,” Castillo said in court.
The judge considered several factors in determining the sentence, ultimately imposing a prison sentence with post-release supervision and emphasizing the need for Castillo to reflect on his actions and their impact.
2024-02-23 04:20:30
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