Philadelphia (AP) – A woman calling himself “Black Madam” was involved in the death of a British tourist who last year received injections illegal to enlarge the buttocks, the police said on Thursday.
Padge Victoria Windslowe, 42, was arrested Wednesday night at a hotel in Philadelphia while preparing a “party” in which apply illegal injections to customers, according to police.
Windslowe could be accused of several charges, aggravated assault and deceptive practices, once one of his clients, an exotic dancer from London, suffered serious lung problems by the application of an injection, said Lt. John Walker of Philadelphia police.
Windslowe was formally notified of the case on Thursday and remained detained with freedom if it guaranteed a bail of $ 10 million, said prosecutors in the case.
Windslowe is suspected in the death of the dancer, of 20 years, which last year received injections at a hotel near the airport in Philadelphia, said Walker.
Said that possibly be accused of homicide in that case if the medical examiner determines that the injection of Windslowe caused the death of Claudia Aderotimi, who after therapy complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing. No charge has failed.
“We knew that she was the inyectadora in the case (Aderotimi) 2011”, said Walker and said that research continues while police wait to know the cause of the death of Aderotimi.
In general, the police consider that Windslowe has injected about 14 people since November, 2011.
The coroner of the County of Delaware, Fredric Hellman has been in communication with prosecutors and “strives to bring the investigation into the death of Claudia Aderotimi at a resolution as soon as possible”, said a spokeswoman said in a statement. Hellman awaiting the results of a laboratory of the administration of food and medicine, according to the text, United States (FDA).
Windslowe to next appear in court is scheduled for March 13.
In recent years have been cases of illegal cosmetic injections that have caused death, disfigurement or health problems in various parts of United States. Solange Magnano, 38-year-old model, and a former Miss Argentina died in Buenos Aires in 2009 from complications of cosmetic injections in the butt.
