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24-year-old British woman has died at a beauty clinic in Thailand after
undergoing a corrective procedure near her tailbone after having
liposuction days earlier.
The
woman stopped breathing after being given an anesthetic during an
operation on Thursday night, according to the country's health ministry.
Dr
Sompob Saensiri, 51, a surgeon at the clinic, has been arrested amid
claims he was not qualified to carry out the procedure, Public Health
ministry executive Boonruang Triruangworawat said.
Doctor Sompob Sansiri, 51, is lead
away by police after a 24-year-old British woman died at his clinic
while undergoing cosmetic surgery on her tailbone
Investigators believe that Sompob was not authorised to carry out the procedure at the clinic in Bagkok
Doctor Sompob Sansiri claimed to have
trained in the U.S. and been practicing since 1998, but he is now facing
ten years behind bars
Police said the doctor has been formally detained at the central criminal court, charged with recklessness causing death.
A spokesman told the Bangkok Post:
'The owner of SP Clinic could be jailed for a maximum ten years and
fined 20,000 baht (£380) if he is found guilty of the offence.
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