South Korean surgeon to face manslaughter charge over Hong Kong Bossini heiress Bonnie Evita Law’s botched plastic surgery
- The Bossini heiress died during liposuction and breast augmentation procedures in the wealthy Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a Mecca for medical tourism
- A staff member of the clinic has also been indicted on charges of falsifying a patient’s written consent
Prosecutors brought manslaughter and other criminal charges against the surgeon, accusing him of conducting operations without the presence of anaesthetists, accepting patients from abroad without registering with authorities and failing to draw up proper medical documents concerning the operations, SBS-TV and other local news outlets reported.
A staff member of the clinic was also indicted on charges of falsifying a patient’s written consent for the surgery.
Law’s widower, Danny Chi, had previously filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family against the Ollim Plastic Surgery dermatological clinic, two of its doctors and a nurse for alleged manslaughter and forging pre-surgery documents.
He withdrew it when South Korean authorities confirmed they would pursue charges in the case.