A Riverside mother-daughter duo on trial for the death of a Reseda woman who died after they performed a butt-lift on her in October 2019 were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Monday, March 4.
Libby Adame, 53, and Alicia Galaz, 26 both faced murder charges over the death of Karissa Rajpaul inside a Sherman Oaks home where they injected her with liquid silicone, sending the chemical into her bloodstream and causing an embolism that killed her.
But the jury returned the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter for both women.
The option was available to the jury if they found Adame and Galaz did not show malice when injecting Rajpaul, but still assigned them guilt for her death.
The pair also was found guilty of charges of performing a medical procedure without a license. Adame was found guilty of three such counts; Galaz, two.
The jury reached their verdict after deliberating for about seven hours.
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