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| A woman posing as a doctor has been arrested and charged over the death of a woman who died after authorities said her body was pumped with toxic substances during buttocks-enhancement surgery. | A woman posing as a doctor has been arrested and charged over the death of a woman who died after authorities said her body was pumped with toxic substances during buttocks-enhancement surgery. |
| Shatarka Nuby, 31, paid a woman known as Dutchess hundreds of dollars to come to her house and inject her buttocks, hips, thighs and breasts with an unknown substance. | Shatarka Nuby, 31, paid a woman known as Dutchess hundreds of dollars to come to her house and inject her buttocks, hips, thighs and breasts with an unknown substance. |
| Dutchess, whose real name is Oneal Morris, allegedly sealed Nuby's injections with super glue and cotton balls, according to Broward county sheriff's deputies. She is said to have sometimes worn medical scrubs and a stethoscope. | Dutchess, whose real name is Oneal Morris, allegedly sealed Nuby's injections with super glue and cotton balls, according to Broward county sheriff's deputies. She is said to have sometimes worn medical scrubs and a stethoscope. |
| Nuby told friends the injections became hard and hot and that her skin turned black. She wrote a letter to the health department before her death in March in Tallahassee. An assistant medical examiner said she suffered "massive systemic silicone migration" from the injections, according to a release from the sheriff's office. | Nuby told friends the injections became hard and hot and that her skin turned black. She wrote a letter to the health department before her death in March in Tallahassee. An assistant medical examiner said she suffered "massive systemic silicone migration" from the injections, according to a release from the sheriff's office. |
| Authorities claimed Nuby was one of several victims who sought out 32-year-old Morris for cosmetic procedures. Some of the victims developed complications and infections after the injections of substances including bathroom caulk, cement, super glue and mineral oil into the bodies of the victims, deputies said. | Authorities claimed Nuby was one of several victims who sought out 32-year-old Morris for cosmetic procedures. Some of the victims developed complications and infections after the injections of substances including bathroom caulk, cement, super glue and mineral oil into the bodies of the victims, deputies said. |
| Morris was arrested at her mother's south Florida home on Thursday and charged with manslaughter. | Morris was arrested at her mother's south Florida home on Thursday and charged with manslaughter. |
| Her attorney, Michael Mirer, declined to comment. | Her attorney, Michael Mirer, declined to comment. |
| Morris – who police say was born a man and identifies as a woman – had been arrested last year after nearly 12 months on the run and charged with practising medicine without a licence and causing serious bodily injury. Authorities said a victim who was trying to get a job at a nightclub and wanted a curvier figure paid Morris $700 (£450) for the injections in 2010. Morris allegedly used tubing to insert the toxic chemicals into the victim's backside during a painful procedure. | Morris – who police say was born a man and identifies as a woman – had been arrested last year after nearly 12 months on the run and charged with practising medicine without a licence and causing serious bodily injury. Authorities said a victim who was trying to get a job at a nightclub and wanted a curvier figure paid Morris $700 (£450) for the injections in 2010. Morris allegedly used tubing to insert the toxic chemicals into the victim's backside during a painful procedure. |
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