PHOENIX — What was supposed to be a meaningful tattoo of the Virgin Mary nearly turned deadly for a Phoenix woman who says she developed severe complications after getting a tattoo from a tattoo artist she found on social media.
Stephanie Roberts said she chose an artist who goes by “RubyGinks” after seeing what appeared to be professional work online. But days after receiving a tattoo stretching from her wrist to her elbow, Roberts said she began experiencing alarming symptoms that eventually sent her to the hospital for a week and led to two surgeries.
“This was my first time getting a tattoo with an artist I found on Instagram,” Roberts said…