Paloma Nicole Arellano Escobedo, 14, passed away in hospital in Durango, Mexico, a week after undergoing surgery and her distraught father is demanding an investigation
The father of a 14-year-old girl who died after allegedly undergoing a secret breast enlargement operation without his knowledge has issued a desperate plea.
Paloma Nicole Arellano Escobedo died in hospital a week after the surgery, with her cause of death reportedly listed as complications due to a respiratory illness.
Her father, Carlos Arellano, insists that the breast enlargement procedure was the real cause and is demanding an investigation, claiming the operation was performed without his consent.
Carlos alleges that he only discovered the truth at his daughter’s funeral, when he noticed she had breast implants and scars. He said: “Her death certificate falsely stated ‘illness’ as the cause of death in an attempt to cover up the truth.”
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Paloma died in a hospital in Durango, Mexico, on Saturday, September 20, according to NeedToKnow. Carlos expressed suspicion over the speed at which his daughter’s death certificate was issued. He said: “They gave it to us right away, I don’t know how they did it so quickly.” The certificate listed the cause of death as cerebral edema due to a respiratory illness.
After the funeral the next day, Carlos lodged a complaint when he began to suspect there was more to his daughter’s “suffering” and death. He alleged there was a “cover-up,” and demanded: “I demand that all those responsible be investigated.” The Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that they are investigating.
Meanwhile, a devastated husband has paid tribute to his “beautiful” wife who tragically passed away in June just hours after having cosmetic surgery in Turkey.
Ana Bárbara Buhr Buldrini jetted to Turkey from Mozambique with Elgar Miles to have a breast enhancement, liposuction and rhinoplasty. But the 31 year old singer suffered cardiac arrest shortly after the operations at Tusa Hospital in Istanbul and died.
Mr Miles, who had wed Mrs Buldrini just a month earlier, said it was his wife’s dream to “improve her aesthetic standards”. Reportedly getting the treatments in exchange for promoting Tusa Hospital, the pair are said to have been partying with the surgeon performing the operations in Istanbul on Saturday evening.
According to Mr Miles, who is also an artist, his wife was rushed into theatre earlier than planned, just two days following an initial appointment. “‘Due to scheduling issues, the surgeon decided to bring it forward to Sunday,” he said.
“We went to the clinic on Sunday just to see the place, but the doctor wanted to perform the procedure without Ana being prepared.”
Despite supposedly being out the previous evening, Mr Miles claims his wife was convinced to proceed. “The doctor assured me that there were no problems and that everything would be fine,” he said.
Mrs Buldrini had the operations and was wheeled out of theatre by 11pm Sunday. Her heart rate reportedly started to drop, however, and Mr Miles spotted a shift in the staff’s demeanour.
“They told me to go to the room, the assistants were acting strangely. I waited for 1 hour and 15 minutes to receive her,” he said. “I went down to the ground floor and a doctor said that her heart was beating slowly, another said that she was already dead.”