A police officer has died after undergoing surgery to have her breast implants removed. Rebecca DePaula passed away in the early hours of Sunday (2 August), days after travelling to the Dominican Republic for the procedure.
The 31-year-old, from New York, had told her family she wanted the implants removed on medical advice because of concerns about her health. The operation was carried out at a clinic in Santo Domingo. The mum-of-three’s relatives told Dominican media she developed a bacterial infection following the surgery.
They allege the infection caused severe diarrhoea, leading to serious complications. After her condition rapidly deteriorated, she was rushed back to the clinic. Her mother claims she was initially told her daughter was in a critical condition, but by the time she arrived at the clinic she was informed that Rebecca had died.
