NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — Authorities say a man who died after having his penis injected with silicone was trying to get it enlarged.
The woman police say gave the injection, resulting in his death, has been charged with manslaughter. She made her first court appearance Tuesday.
The Essex County prosecutor’s office says 34-year-old Kasia Rivera gave 22-year-old Justin Street the injection in May. She has pleaded not guilty but remains in jail on $75,000 bail.
Street died the day after his injection. His death was ruled a homicide following an investigation and a medical examiner’s determination that he died of a silicone embolism.
Rivera also faces charges of practicing unauthorized medicine out of her apartment. Authorities say they’re investigating whether she gave other people similar injections.
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