Other Possible Victims Are Encouraged To Contact Police
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx woman has been
indicted for Assault and other charges for allegedly carrying out an illegal silicone cosmetic
procedure on a 39-year-old woman.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly conducted a dangerous, illegal
cosmetic procedure that left the victim with substantial pain. We hope this indictment reminds
the public that they should not undergo these unauthorized procedures that can gravely threaten
their health.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Whalesca Castillo, 44, of 2219 Seward Avenue,
was arraigned today on second-degree Assault, Unauthorized Practice and third-degree Assault
before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. The defendant is due back in court on June
3, 2019.
According to the investigation, on or about February 10, 2018, in the defendant’s home,
Castillo conducted an unauthorized cosmetic procedure and injected silicone substance into the
body of a 39-year-old Bronx woman. The botched procedure, which was done in an effort to
enhance the buttocks of the victim, left her with extensive infections and pain in her buttocks and
thighs. The victim also has to undergo surgery to remove most of the tissue in the affected area
The defendant, who does not have a license to practice medicine or cosmetic surgery, was
indicted in second-degree Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide and Unauthorized
Practice earlier this year for a separate procedure in which a woman died. Anyone with
information about other possible victims of the defendant are encouraged to call the 43rd Precinct
Detective Squad at (718) 542-5530.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detectives Carmen Torres of
the 43rd Precinct Detective Squad and Anthony Velez of the Bronx Homicide Squad for their
assistance.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
