New York Silicone Death: Briton Donna Francis 'Should Be Deported'

A woman accused of killing a patient who had injected silicone in her buttocks in New York should be deported to the United States, a judge said.

Kelly Mayhew, 34, died in 2015 after having cosmetic surgery injections in the basement of a house in Queens.

Donna Francis, 38, from Essex, was wanted in the US and could face homicide.

The case will be made by the Secretary Sajid Javid to make the final decision within the next two months.

Ms Francis could also be involved with a professional practice of a profession.

She moved to the UK the day after the procedure and was arrested in May 2017.

The briefings that Ms Mayhew and her mother attended Ms Francis's home on May 30 at 18:00 EST and were taken to the basement, where there were two folding chairs and a treatment table.

While the silicone injections were being administered, Ms Mayhew's mother held her daughter's hand.

But part way through, she said that she was no longer gripping her hand, was gurgling and her eyes were bloodshot and bulging.

Paramedics have been called Ms Mayhew was declared dead at 19:42.

An autopsy reported seven puncture sites in Ms Mayhew's buttocks following the injection of unencapsulated silicone.

Previously the shortened the type of silicone used by Ms Francis, who did not wear a surgical procedure, was in the wrong form and led systemic emboli, which led Ms Mayhew's death.

'Emotional distress'

She has been fighting extradition to the US, saying it breaches her right to a family life under Article 8 and she faces inhumane conditions and torture under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The judge ruled that deportation, particularly for such a serious offense, outweighed this.

He noted that Ms Francis, from Loughton, was not focused on the time of the young woman who died on the same day.

No appeal is possible until after the decision by Mr Javid.