Dr Bumbum arrested over patient‘s death

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian celebrity butt- enhancement surgeon known as Dr Bumbum was arrested Thursday over the death of a patient in a botched operation after spending four days on the run.

Police said on Twitter that the doctor, who performed the operation in his own apartment, was arrested in Rio.

Denis Furtado, who calls himself Dr Bumbum on social media, was arrested in an office building thanks to a tip from an anonymous telephone caller, police said.

His mother, accused of being an accomplice, was also arrested.

Furtado was considered capable of performing magic on women’s bodies, in particular their bottoms, and became known throughout the country for his expertise.

The 45-year- old’s Instagram account ref lects his popularity with 650,000 followers.

But he had been on the run since Sunday over the death of a bank employee named Lilian Quezia Calixto, who perished hours after a butt enlargement procedure at Furtado’s home in the swanky Barra de Tijuca neighborhood.

Calixto had travelled 2,000 kilometres from her home to see the surgeon.

She underwent surgery Saturday and started feeling sick soon thereafter.

Upon arriving at hospital on Sunday, she was suffering from a racing heart- beat and hypertension, and after four heart attacks she died. — AFP