She pulled a syringe out of her handbag
WHERE: Living room of a house in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire WHO: Emma Walshaw COST: £150 EMMA Walshaw spoke about having two days of training in giving fillers – and held a syringe in her hands without gloves when she met Ellie.
The 37-year-old beautician, who visits people’s homes to carry out her work, saw Ellie at 2pm on a Sunday in February at a house in Uttoxeter.
The appointment was arranged through Facebook and Ellie was asked to transfer a £30 deposit into Miss Walshaw’s bank account beforehand.
On arrival, Miss Walshaw sat next to Ellie on the sofa and produced a syringe from her handbag with her bare hands.
She asked Ellie to sign a consent form, which required just a signature and date. At no point was Ellie asked about her age or to produce ID. When Ellie said she was not sure how much filler to have, Miss Walshaw told her that 1ml ‘isn’t a lot’ and would not make a ‘massive’ difference.
She said: ‘When you first have it done it will properly swell. You will be like “Oh my God!” but it goes down.’
Miss Walshaw, who also tattoos eyebrows, told Ellie she had completed a two-day training course in Manchester. ‘People say “Are you a nurse?” But you don’t have to be a nurse. I’m beauty-trained,’ she added.
When Ellie said she was too scared to have the injections, Miss Walshaw laughed and repeatedly tried to persuade the teenager to go ahead.
She insisted that ‘it’s not that bad’ and that the procedure would be over in ‘five minutes’.
Miss Walshaw then offered to insert the needle into Ellie’s lips without any filler, to see if she could ‘deal with’ the pain. Ellie refused and said she could not go ahead. Last night, Miss Walshaw declined to comment.