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| A second woman has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Sydney beauty clinic owner Jean Huang after a botched breast procedure. | |
| Huang, 35, died in hospital last Friday after she was allegedly administered a local anaesthetic and breast fillers by Jie Shao, 33, at the Medi Beauty Laser and Contour Clinic in Chippendale. | |
| On Thursday morning police arrested Yueqiong Fu, 29, and charged her with manslaughter, using poison to endanger life and hindering a police investigation. | |
| Fu, who is a nurse, appeared in Burwood local court on Friday. Applying for bail, her barrister Neville Parsons said Huang asked Fu to help carry out the procedure and she “simply followed the directions” not knowing Shao “was not a qualified doctor”. | |
| Shao, who does not have an Australian medical licence, was initially charged with causing reckless grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger life. | Shao, who does not have an Australian medical licence, was initially charged with causing reckless grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger life. |
| On Tuesday the Central local court heard she now faces an additional charge of manslaughter. | On Tuesday the Central local court heard she now faces an additional charge of manslaughter. |
| Shao will remain behind bars and is due to return to court on 31 October. | Shao will remain behind bars and is due to return to court on 31 October. |