A mother and daughter who reportedly posed as cosmetic surgery experts have been charged with murder after an ambitious young adult film actress died as a result of illegal butt augmentation surgery.
Libby Adame, 51, and Alicia Galaz, 23, were arrested on August 5 in Riverside, California, in connection with the death of 26-year-old Karissa Rajpaul, who died at a hospital hours after the mishandled procedure.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the 2 women posed as experts while conducting the reportedly illegal procedure on Oct. 15, 2019 and likely operated on a number of other victims.
“These individuals have no medical training,” LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton told KABC. “They’re not experienced and they’re putting people’s lives at risk.”
According to Hamilton, after Rajpaul began to suffer complications from the surgery, the women reportedly called 911 and then left her to die.
“They took people’s cash and we know in a couple of incidents, it resulted in murder,” he added.
According to CBS LA, the death of the aspiring actress was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office due to acute cardiopulmonary dysfunction and intramuscular/intravascular silicone injections.
Adame was released a day after her arrest after posting $1 million bail, according to CBS LA. Her daughter was released on bond two days after her arrest and is scheduled to appear in court for the first time on December 8.
