A 33-year-old mother of three died after allegedly being given ANIMAL anaesthetic while getting a large tattoo.
Yenifer García Valencia had arranged an at-home procedure to finish a large tattoo covering her back and part of her buttocks.
She had already undergone several sessions and died during the final session at her home in Bogotá, Colombia, on 15 August.
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According to her sister Claudia García, Yenifer had been unable to tolerate the pain during previous sessions.
Claudia told local media: “The tattoo was very large and was on her lower back, and she couldn’t cope with the pain without anaesthetic.
“She’d already had several sessions, I think two or three. So she decided to find someone who could give her anaesthetic.”
Yenifer was recommended a man who was presented to her as an anaesthetist, and she hired him to administer the drugs.
Claudia said: “As far as I understand, he didn’t inject her just once. He gave her another injection each time she said she was still in pain.
“They only found about two types of medication, and he said he had only administered one of them, which apparently is used to make tusi – or is an anaesthetic used for animals.”
Tusi, also known as pink cocaine, is a name commonly used for an unpredictable mixture of drugs and does not necessarily contain cocaine or a specific substance.
Yenifer was married, worked in textile manufacturing and was the mother of three children aged 19, 14 and 10, as reported by Need To Know.
Following her death, relatives found various medical supplies behind the bed which had apparently fallen to the floor during paramedics’ resuscitation efforts.
Among the items found were a box of Ketamin-50, a bottle of Dormicum containing the active ingredient midazolam, a used syringe and sterile powder for injectable solution.
Yenifer’s husband, Jonathan Cantor, told local media that, during the emergency response, the man who had been hired was questioned about what drugs he had administered.
According to Cantor, he mentioned ketamine and several other medications, although the exact substances and quantities remain unclear.
The man has been identified as Juan Jaider Sánchez Goes. He reportedly charged COP 600,000 (£143) for administering the injections.
Local councillor Jairo Avellaneda said: “A person without the necessary knowledge or training should not be able to obtain these drugs as if they were available over the counter.
“Mr Sánchez Goes is registered as a nursing assistant; he is not registered as an anaesthetist.”
A forensic examination is expected to establish which substances were administered and whether they contributed to Yenifer’s death.
Sánchez’s current whereabouts are reportedly unknown.
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