An arrest has been made in the death of a transgender woman in Orange County following a botched off-the-books silicone injection, and investigators believe other victims may have received similar illegal treatments, police said Friday.
Santa Ana police investigators said 40-year-old Katya De La Riva died three weeks after checking herself into an Irvine hospital Jan. 1 because she was having difficulty breathing. Her death is believed to have been triggered by an embolism caused by a silicone injection.
Liborio De La Luiz Ramos, 44, allegedly administered the injection, apparently at a “silicone party” in Santa Ana.
Ramos is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
A vigil for De La Riva is planned for Friday night at 5:30 p.m. at Funeraria Latino Americana on Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim.
Anyone who may have received silicone injections from Ramos is asked to call detectives at 714-245-8390.
Photo Credit: Santa Ana Police Department