A Houston woman has entered a plea bargain agreement for manslaughter charges after she administered deadly silicone butt injections into a woman in 2018.
The unlicensed cosmetic surgeon has now been sentenced to eight years in prison for the botched procedure and performing it without the proper certification.
Court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star show that on Jan. 23, Lisa Fernandez pleaded guilty to the death of Marja McClendon, a 38-year-old Missouri native to prosecutors in Houston, Texas. Fernandez also agreed to serve her sentence concurrently.
McClendon traveled from St. Louis to the Bayou City on April 24, 2018, to meet Fernandez to receive the booty enhancement. The fake doctor administered the silicone injections with a syringe. After getting the first half of the work, the patient started experiencing trauma, coughing, and shortness of breath. Fernandez attempted to complete the procedure but had to stop because her pain was intensifying and at a certain point, she was unable to breathe.
Despite not being able to complete the bodywork, Fernandez refused to refund McClendon her money — prompting the two women to get into an argument that was heard by multiple witnesses.
McClendon would leave but returned to Fernandez the next day to receive the second round of the silicone injections.
This time, McClendon started coughing up blood.
Later that same day she was rushed to a local hospital emergency room for her pain. Reports say, though she knew something was wrong and needed medical assistance, she “left the emergency room before prior evaluation.”
