Chinese tourist charged with manslaughter after fatal breast procedure at Sydney beauty clinic
33-year-old tourist allegedly administered anaesthetic to woman who later died
A Chinese tourist with no Australian medical license has been charged with manslaughter after police say she gave a woman an anaesthetic during a procedure at a Sydney beauty clinic last week and the woman later died.
Jie Shao was not required to appear in Sydney’s Central Local Court on Tuesday when a prosecutor announced the charges against her had been upgraded. Manslaughter carries a potential maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
Court documents claim Jie administered “an intoxicating substance”, tramadol and Lidocaine to Huang during the procedure. Lidocaine is a numbing agent, and tramadol is a painkiller.
Jie was initially charged with causing reckless grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger life.