A plastic surgeon is accused of death of his wife and could be sentenced to life imprisonment. The man was performing different beauty procedures on her when the girl He began to convulse and subsequently suffered cardiac arrest.. However the refused to provide care and after dying for a week the young woman died.
The dramatic episode occurred in Florida, United States, on November 21, 2023. According to the information provided by investigators, Benjamin Jabob Brown, 41, turned himself in this Monday after the judge accused him of the death. from his wife, Hillary Ellington Brown, 33.
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As reported by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the surgeon denied medical attention to the mother of his three children and that led to her death.
What was Hillary’s death like?
The document detailing the case indicates that that day the woman had several surgical procedures scheduled: “Miniature muscle plication/revision of abdominal scars, bilateral arm liposuctionlip injections and ear adjustment procedures.”
That morning, Hillary, who is not a health professional, “prepared her own IV bags and swallowed a ‘handful’ of multicolored pillsamong which there was valium (it is a medication to relax the muscles)”, is detailed in the medical board report.
The surgeon was detained. (Photo: courtesy New York Post)
When she entered the operating room, he administered additional anesthesia without checking what his wife had previously taken. He also did not record what medication or dosage she administered during the procedure.
Brown then allowed the woman to suture her own skin after the initial scar revision surgery. However, when the doctor began the second liposuction procedure on her arm, she became “restless and her feet began to shake.”
“He stated that his vision began to blur and he told Dr. Brown that he saw ‘orange,’” the report states of a witness’ account. But, after a short break, he switched to lip injections even though his wife was showing signs of “lidocaine toxicity”.
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“Dr. Brown continued injecting lidocaine/xylocaine when Hillary Brown became unresponsive and began having seizures on the operating table,” is detailed in the document.
Additionally, it was reported that over the next 10 to 20 minutes a medical assistant asked Brown if he should call 911, but he responded no, told him to wait, and asked what medication his partner was taking.
The victim died after dying for a week. (Photo: Instagram hillarybrown.rps)
About 20 minutes after his wife had the seizure, Benjamin finally asked an assistant to call 911. The girl was then taken to Ascension Sacred Heart Emergency Care Department in Pensacola, where He was in a coma for a week before he died..
It was later determined that Hillary Brown’s cause of death was “complications following lidocaine toxicity”, according to the documents. The board rated the plastic surgeon as “careless and messy” and found that his “blatant authorization of unlicensed activity” indicated that “has poor judgment and cannot be trusted to ensure his patients receive appropriate care.”
“The level of disregard that Dr. Brown paid to patient safety, even when the patient was his wife, indicates that he is unwilling or unable to provide the appropriate level of care to his future patients,” prosecutors said.
“Brown’s most problematic violation during (Hillary Brown’s) procedure was his failure to react quickly in response to a serious medical emergency,” they noted.
The man is accused of murder. (Photo: courtesy New York Post)
Following the investigation, the Florida Department of Health issued an emergency order, immediately restricting your ability to practice medicine.
The woman’s father spoke after the suspect’s arrest. “My family lives in a flood of tears for eternity due to the actions of a careless individual,” he said heartbroken.
To this, he added: “His ego and arrogance overshadowed the need for help, prolonging the lack of oxygen to his brain and, ultimately, causing his death. Ben Brown took away the mother of my grandchildren, my only daughter and our brightest star. Hillary made the ultimate sacrifice so Ben couldn’t hurt anyone else. Maybe in prison he will receive the attention he deserves,” she concluded.
Brown is being held at the SRSO Jail on $50,000 bail. He could face life in prison, life on parole and a $10,000 fine if he is convicted.
