The clinic’s manager and anesthetist were arrested.
A 30-year-old British model and beautician died after having breast augmentation surgery in Spain. australian news network the report said. The incident took place in September 2023, when Donna Butterfield underwent two plastic surgeries at a private clinic in Palma, Mallorca. It’s worth noting that she had breast augmentation surgery a few years ago, but the imbalance has now been corrected. The surgery cost her $11,650 (Rs. 9,71,416).
However, the aspiring model, who already had a heart condition, suffered a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest due to a reaction to the anesthetic. She was taken to the intensive care unit of Son Espases University Hospital in Palma but died on September 14.
Her family said previous consultations had been conducted via email and claimed the clinic took few precautions beforehand. Police launched an investigation after the woman’s family accused the plastic surgeon of malpractice.
The clinic’s manager and anesthetist were arrested, Mallorcan newspaper Ultima Hora reported. The 69-year-old manager was charged with gross manslaughter and operating while disqualified.
According to the National Police, the procedure involved multiple irregularities. The first was when health professionals agreed to perform a second cosmetic procedure without warning the patient of the risks. She suffered from a congenital heart defect, which meant 25% of her heart was not functioning properly.
Furthermore, the signed patient consent form was written in Spanish and the patient did not know how to read Spanish.
A spokesman for the Spanish National Police said, “The National Police arrested a 69-year-old man who manages a clinic in Palma and is also a practicing doctor on charges of gross manslaughter and violation of a medical ban.” The patient died.
Our homicide squad began an investigation and, after collecting all documents related to the medical intervention and taking statements from health professionals, arrested the director of the clinic, who is also a doctor. Investigators have charged one of two other health professionals involved in the surgery with the same type of manslaughter as the clinic director. “
Notably, Ms. Butterfield is a successful beauty entrepreneur with her own hair extensions business named “Donna Bee” and “BeeWeavible.” A close family member said: “We never get over it, we just learn to live with it.”
