US police are investigating the death of a woman, believed to be British, who had a silicone injection in her buttocks at a hotel in Philadelphia.
Detectives said the woman, named in reports as UK student Claudia Adusei, 20, and three companions travelled from London and were staying at the Hampton Inn near Philadelphia airport.
Detective Joseph Murray said a 20-year-old woman who had received a buttocks injection later complained of chest pains and difficulty breathing. Paramedics were called, and she was taken to Mercy Fitzgerald hospital where she died.
US news channel NBC named the dead woman as Adusei. Two of her group had previously travelled to Philadelphia in November to have their buttocks enlarged the report said, and on Monday, one received another buttocks injection; the other had a hip augmentation costing $1,800.
It is not known how much Adusei paid for the cosmetic procedure.
Police are seeking two people involved in the cosmetic procedures, which they believe were arranged over the internet.
“We’re not quite sure right now if the person performing that procedure is licensed,” Lieutenant John Walker said. “We’re still working on that information.” He said detectives were awaiting test results to determine the substance used in the procedure.
(The woman has not yet been completely identified, but the name Adusei is a classic name from the West African country Ghana, where big bottom craze is a growing phenomenon. Big bottom fashion trend is common in some African countries, notable among them are Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria. TalkAfrique)
According to some other sources, the full name is Claudia Adusei, and she had the same procedure in Nov of last year, so this was supposed to be a booster shock to really pump her up. It’s really very sad. What do we want in this world?
I will not be surprised is she’s a ghana woman. becos these things were very common among ghanaian women in Toronto. There was a competition for big B&*^T among them some even use salt to douch their anus