Fake doctor used ‘dangerous dose’ of anaesthetic in fatal breast procedure, jury told
The patient 'started convulsing' and had a cardiac arrest following the administration of the local anaesthetic, court hears.
A botched breast augmentation by a fake doctor that caused the death of a woman in a Sydney clinic was a “mistake” and not due to criminal negligence, a jury has heard.
More than six years after a woman died from a local anaesthetic overdose administered during the illegal breast-augmentation procedure, lawyers for her purported doctor deny gross negligence.
Jie Shao, now 40, flew from China to Australia in August 2017 to perform breast enhancement on Jean Huang, who operated the Medi Beauty Clinic in the inner-Sydney suburb of Chippendale.
The 35-year-old agreed to the procedure believing Ms Shao was a doctor, crown prosecutor Sara Gul said as a criminal trial began at Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court on Thursday.
