Beautician Is Charged After Client’s Death
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A beautician has been charged after allegedly injecting a client with cooking oil as part of a wrinkle-defying cosmetic procedure.
Martha Mata Vasquez, 39, of Salinas was charged with involuntary manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license. Bail was set at $1 million.
Vasquez is accused of injecting vegetable oil into the buttocks of Olivia Aguirre-Castillo of Castroville on Nov. 17. Aguirre-Castillo died of organ failure.
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