Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, was charged with assault in the second degree and unauthorized practice of profession on Friday, March 28
A New York man was arrested for allegedly illegally performing plastic surgery procedures that left one client brain dead, a New York Police Department spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE.
Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, was arrested on Friday, March 28, after medics responded to his call to his home on 35th St. near 20th Road in Astoria, Queens. He was charged with assault in the second degree and unauthorized practice of profession, the NYPD said.
Hoyos-Foronda called EMS and then fled the scene, police said, per CBS News . Upon the EMS team’s arrival, Fire Department New York medics found a 31-year-old woman in cardiac arrest. She was allegedly administered lidocaine injections, which are commonly used as a local anesthetic to numb specific areas, per the Mayo Clinic …