Plastic surgeon arrested in botched boob job dying of adlescent

A high-flying plastic surgeon is going through a attainable manslaughter cost after a teenage woman died because of an alleged botched boob job.

Dr. Geoffrey Kim, 52, reportedly surrendered to Arapahoe County sheriff’s officers Wednesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

To this point, prosecutors haven’t filed the legal grievance however among the many fees the beauty surgeon might face are negligent murder, reckless manslaughter and misdemeanor obstruction of service. He has been launched on US$5,000 bond.

Cops say that Kim was performing breast augmentation surgical procedure on 18-year previous Emmalyn Nguyen on Aug. 1, 2019, when the younger girl went into cardiac arrest after being positioned beneath anesthesia by nurse Rex Meeker.

However Kim waited 5 hours earlier than calling 911. Consequently, Nguyen was left mind lifeless, unable to talk or stroll. She died 14 months later.

“The investigation has taken greater than two years to finish and concerned dozens of interviews and search warrants,” police stated in an announcement. “Our hope is that this would be the starting of bringing justice and a way of closure to Emmalyn’s household.“

Meeker additionally faces a reckless manslaughter cost.

One lawyer stated it’s uncommon that a physician is charged over affected person care however Kim’s case is uncommon.

“The extra a physician deviates from the norm, the extra seemingly he can be prosecuted,” Lou Shapiro instructed the New York Publish. “The final high-profile case we noticed the place that occurred was Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s physician. That was confirmed to be egregiously harmful remedy.”

Nguyen’s household filed a civil go well with in opposition to Kim and Meeker in December 2019 and the pair settled for $1 million every. Kim’s medical licence has additionally been suspended.

Nuguyen’s mother, Lynn, stated in an announcement: “We’re all nonetheless very devastated and grieving over the lack of our stunning Emmalyn. It’s nonetheless so very surreal. This settlement or any sum of money might by no means change her. All we actually need is for Emmalyn to be with us wholesome and glad once more.

“It’s simply loopy how these medical workers might get away with this and none of us nonetheless not realizing the reality about what actually occurred when Emmalyn was within the OR. How might they let that occur to her?

“Our lives won’t ever be the identical once more and our hearts won’t ever be at peace. It’s so troublesome shedding a baby beneath the arms of somebody you thought knew what they’re doing.”

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