A Riverside County woman who for years administered risky and potentially dangerous silicone butt injections was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life after an actor died following the procedure, prosecutors said. Libby Adame was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the death of Cindyana Santangelo, whose credited television appearances included "Married ... With Children," "ER" and "CSI: Miami." Adame was also convicted of practicing medicine without a certification after prosecutors said she injected silicone into Santangelo's buttocks, resulting in a fatal embolism.
Attorneys from the Khashayar Law Group, which is representing the family, did not immediately return a call for comment. The family argues in the suit that Amin Noroozi's death was cut short by systematic medical failures at John Muir Health. They called the hospital's actions gross negligence and said the life-threatening complications that led to Amin's death should have been anticipated and treated according to medical protocols.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald highlighted the distress among parents regarding unnecessary surgeries performed on their children, raising concerns about potentially hundreds of cases.
As I stand here in front of you, and I see the individual victims who were affected either directly or indirectly from my actions, it is very difficult to try and say anything for myself, and I'm not going to.