Model dies after botched liposuction


KUALA LUMPUR: A 23-year-old model died on the operating table after allegedly undergoing liposuction at a beauty salon here which reportedly did not have the proper licence to carry out medical procedures.

Sin Chew Daily quoted the victim’s brother as saying that his sister, who was identified as Coco Siew, paid RM2,500 to undergo the procedure on Saturday in preparation for her upcoming wedding.

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