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| US woman convicted of buttocks-injection death | US woman convicted of buttocks-injection death |
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| A woman who described herself as "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections" has been convicted of the 2011 murder of a UK woman. | A woman who described herself as "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections" has been convicted of the 2011 murder of a UK woman. |
| Padge-Victoria Windslowe, 45, illegally injected silicone into Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a London dancer and university student. | Padge-Victoria Windslowe, 45, illegally injected silicone into Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a London dancer and university student. |
| The silicone eventually moved to her lungs, stopping her heart. | The silicone eventually moved to her lungs, stopping her heart. |
| Windslowe was also convicted of assault and faces as much as 40 years in prison for the murder charge alone. | Windslowe was also convicted of assault and faces as much as 40 years in prison for the murder charge alone. |
| Prosecutors argued Windslowe travelled to hotel rooms and "pumping parties" to inject women's buttocks using syringes and instant glue to close the injection sites. | Prosecutors argued Windslowe travelled to hotel rooms and "pumping parties" to inject women's buttocks using syringes and instant glue to close the injection sites. |
| Aderotimi was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate her birthday with a friend. In 2012, the friend testified they went to meet the woman they knew as "Lillian" for a "a touch-up". | Aderotimi was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate her birthday with a friend. In 2012, the friend testified they went to meet the woman they knew as "Lillian" for a "a touch-up". |
| Windslowe's defence lawyer said the former madam did not know about the risks of the procedure because she had only had satisfied clients. | |
| "Clearly with all the information from this case, we know it shouldn't be done, it's too risky," David Rudenstein said. "We know that now. But we didn't know that then." | "Clearly with all the information from this case, we know it shouldn't be done, it's too risky," David Rudenstein said. "We know that now. But we didn't know that then." |
| During closing arguments on Friday, a prosecutor described Aderotimi as "a regular girl" who had asked whether the injections could interfere with her ability to have children. | During closing arguments on Friday, a prosecutor described Aderotimi as "a regular girl" who had asked whether the injections could interfere with her ability to have children. |
| Windslowe misled Aderotimi, telling her she had medical training, prosecutors said. | |
| Prosecutor Bridget Kirn argued when the 20-year-old began having chest pains after the injection, Windslowe "kept up that ruse'' of being a nurse and pretended to examine her. | Prosecutor Bridget Kirn argued when the 20-year-old began having chest pains after the injection, Windslowe "kept up that ruse'' of being a nurse and pretended to examine her. |
| A jury decided to find Windslowe guilty of third-degree murder, which is not premeditated but involves malice. | A jury decided to find Windslowe guilty of third-degree murder, which is not premeditated but involves malice. |
| Aderotimi's death was one of several similar incidents, including a mother of three in Texas who was left by the roadside after she died in 2011 following an injection. |