Jie Shao charged with manslaughter over fatal boob job on Jean Huang
PROSECUTORS have added manslaughter to the charges against unqualified Chinese tourist Jie Shao, who allegedly issued a lethal dose of anaesthetic on a beauty clinic owner in a botched breast procedure.
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PROSECUTORS have added manslaughter to the charges against unqualified Chinese tourist Jie Shao, who allegedly issued a lethal dose of anaesthetic to cosmetic entrepreneur Jean Huang in a botched breast procedure last week.
Shao, 33, had only been in the country a few days on a tourist visa when she allegedly administered Ms Huang, 35, tramadol and lidocaine before injecting breast fillers.
Ms Huang was rushed to hospital and revived on Wednesday afternoon but died on Friday.
Shao did not appear on the screen when her matter was mentioned briefly yesterday but Central Court heard manslaughter had been added to charges of reckless grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger life.
Allegations in court documents state “Jie Shao did cause the death of Jean Huang in circumstances amounting to manslaughter”, adding that she “injected Jean Huang with varying amounts of anaesthetic in the form of tramadol and lidocaine and the restricted substance hyaluronic acid”.
Shao and Ms Huang met through a mutual friend and, police claim, had an agreement Shao would carry out the procedure at the Chippendale clinic Ms Huang managed and part-owned.
When Ms Huang suffered cardiac arrest Shao and two other people present, Ronald Hsiao and Yuegiong Fu, tried CPR but were unsuccessful.
Paramedics rushed Ms Huang to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where she was revived but died on Friday.
Police allege the Ms Huang’s reactions, including dizziness and vomiting, during the operation were consistent with an “overdose or adverse reaction” to the substances she had been given.
Shao allegedly admitted to administering some anaesthetic and the breast fillers but denied giving in Ms Huang tramadol.
She allegedly also told police she had not Australian medical qualifications and arrived days earlier with two Chinese passports, one containing a tourist visa.
Police said she also had flights booked to return to China the day after Ms Huang’s procedure.
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