Post-mortem examination confirms homicide of woman who died while being tattooed in Bogotá
Legal Medicine determined that Yenifer García, aged 33, died from intoxication with fentanyl, ketamine and midazolam. The alleged perpetrator remains at large.
Legal Medicine ruling indicates homicide in case of woman who died during tattoo session
The death of Yenifer García, a woman aged 33 who died on 15 August whilst having a tattoo applied at her home in Bogotá, has been classified as a homicide, according to the expert report issued by Legal Medicine. According to noticiascaracol.com, the document determines that the cause of death was "combined medicinal intoxication by fentanyl, midazolam and ketamine", substances administered to her by a man without professional credentials to do so.
García was in the fourth session of a tattoo on her back when she complained of pain. A friend mentioned she had a relative who administered anaesthesia and charged 600,000 pesos. The victim accepted the service, and the man travelled to her house to administer the medications intravenously whilst she was being tattooed.
Despite the mixture administered, García continued to report pain, so the man performed a second intravenous injection. The victim's husband received a call shortly afterwards informing him that his partner was suffering a pre-heart attack. Upon arriving at the house, he found her being resuscitated by pre-hospital care personnel.
Alleged perpetrator remains free after being apprehended in flagrante delicto
The man who administered the medications was apprehended in flagrante delicto, but was released shortly afterwards. More than a month and a half after the death, Bogotá councillor Jairo Avellaneda, who has been publicly monitoring the case, is demanding a response from the Public Prosecutor's Office.
"More than a month has passed and now we have a Legal Medicine report that establishes that the combination of fentanyl, ketamine and midazolam caused her death and that it was a violent death in the context of homicide. What more is the Public Prosecutor's Office waiting for?", questioned Avellaneda.
The councillor called for the institution to issue an arrest warrant against the alleged perpetrator, now that it would have the necessary evidence. "The family cannot continue waiting whilst the man accused in this case remains on the street," he stated.
Public Prosecutor's Office orders additional examinations and continues investigation
Noticiascaracol.com consulted the National Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the status of the case. The entity indicated that the facts are still under investigation and that additional expert examinations were ordered beyond those conducted during the cadaver inspection. Once these are completed, the Public Prosecutor's Office will define the course of action with the alleged perpetrator responsible for administering the anaesthetics.
Councillor questions the origin of the medications
Avellaneda also pointed to another aspect of the investigation: the source of the substances used. "How did a person who did not have the necessary accreditation to administer them under those conditions obtain these medications? Health Secretariat, what is happening with the controls? Where did the fentanyl, ketamine and midazolam come from? Who supplied them and what traceability exists? We cannot allow this to happen again in Bogotá," the councillor declared.
The councillor extended his call for García's family to receive a response, impunity to be prevented, and for the supply chain that allowed the alleged perpetrator to access these controlled-use medications to be investigated.
Source: Google News CO — Bogotá