New York police are
investigating the death of a Suitland woman who had received a buttocks
injection during a cosmetic-surgery procedure in a basement apartment in
Queens.
On May 30, Kelly Mayhew, 34,
accompanied by her mother, went to New York for the procedure, according to New
York police.
They met a woman in the
basement of a home, where, police say, the woman injected Mayhew with an
unknown substance in the buttocks area. There is “no indication that the woman
is a doctor,” said Sgt. Lee Jones, a spokesman with the New York Police
Department.
After Mayhew had what appeared
to be an allergic reaction, according to police, her mother called 911. The
woman who gave her the injections fled the apartment, police said.
Mayhew was taken to a
hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Police said that Mayhew’s
mother told them that her daughter had previously undergone other
cosmetic-surgery procedures.
Mayhew worked as a freelancer
for BET Networks. Jamie Owens, a spokesman at BET, issued a statement of
condolence to her family.
“We are saddened by the death
of our colleague and friend, Kelly Mayhew. Our hearts go out to her family and
we extend our deepest sympathies for their loss.”
On her Facebook page, Mayhew
wrote about her body and posted pictures of her backside, according to the New
York Daily News. One of her posts showed Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj, along with a
caption that read, “love,” the paper said.
On Wednesday, Mayhew’s brother,
Robert Lane, 26, of Gaithersburg, described his sister as a “sweetheart.” He
recalled that the two would jokingly argue — with him sometimes teasing that he
was the older, protective brother, even though she was older. He that said
saying anything more about her was “too personal.”
Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman
with the New York office of the chief medical examiner, said the death “remains
under investigation.”
“An examination was performed,
but our determination of cause and manner of death is pending the results of
additional testing and the police investigation,” she said.
Reference: trove.com
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