A Florida woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a bizarre case involving botched cosmetic butt injections, tire sealant, rubber cement and superglue. Wondering how all of those things go together? Well, apparently Oneal Ron Morris, recently dubbed the “Toxic Tush Doctor,” actually used a mixture of tire sealant, rubber cement, and superglue during a cosmetic butt procedure that ultimately lead to the death of 31-year-old Shatarka Nuby. In fact, according to investigators, “a witness to the procedure claimed to have seen Morris superglue cotton balls to Nuby’s injection sites.”
A Florida woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a bizarre case involving a botched butt enhancement, tire sealant, rubber cement and superglue. Wondering how all of those things go together? Well, apparently Oneal Ron Morris, recently dubbed the “Toxic Tush Doctor,” actually used a mixture of tire sealant, rubber cement, and superglue during a cosmetic butt procedure that ultimately lead to the death of 31-year-old Shatarka Nuby. In fact, according to investigators, “a witness to the procedure claimed to have seen Morris superglue cotton balls to Nuby’s injection sites.”
Morris was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter on Monday, and the sentence, “which includes five years’ probation, follows a year in prison that Morris has already served for practicing health care without a license.” However, for friends and family of the deceased, the sentence isn’t harsh enough. In a statement to CBS Miami, Sherri Pitts, Nuby’s mother, said, “my daughter died the most inhumane death. Eighteen months she suffered with not knowing the full of what he put in her body. The doctors couldn’t do anything until they knew what portion they put in her body.”
Before she passed away, Nuby reported that she “paid Morris $2,000 for treatments to enhance her butt, hips, thighs and breasts from 2007 to 2010.” According to the arrest affidavit, throughout the process, Nuby began noticing “discoloration and hardening at the injection sites.” However, prosecutors weren’t able to confirm what had been injected into Nuby and some of Morris’ other patients.
Despite the sentence, Morris has denied any intentional wrongdoing, and said at her sentencing, “I have never ever or would dare ever to inject or have injected any human with any type of unknown substance.” In her defense, defense attorney William Lanphear argued that “Morris’ patients knew she wasn’t licensed as a medical professional.” Because of this, Lanphear said all parties “share the responsibilities and the blame for their own actions and the role they played. There was an assumption of risk obligation from the victims.”
According to Miami New Times, the police believe other victims might exist but are afraid to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call the Miami Gardens Police Department.
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