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| Items seized from the Indonesian's flat included syringes and vials of the whitening chemical |
An Indonesian domestic worker surnamed Endang has been arrested in Macau after a Filipina worker who received unauthorized glutathione injections from her has died.
This was according to
the Macau News Agency, which reported the story on May 8.
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The Filipina, said to be in her ’30s, had shown symptoms of H1N1 flu, including high fever, for days, before she went to the Indonesian’s unit near Rua da Ribeira do Patane to receive the glutathione injections.
The next day, the
Filipina was taken in critical condition to Hospital Centre S.
Januario after her symptoms worsened, and she was diagnosed with H1N1 flu.
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She died on May 6, with the preliminary findings showing the cause of death as complications from the flu virus.
Police then went to the suspect’s home and arrested her on suspicion of practising medicine without a licence. Seized from her flat were a large number of syringes, as well as the medicine used in the injections.
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During an initial investigation, Endang reportedly admitted administering the whitening jabs to at least 10 domestic workers and fellow Indonesians, and collecting M1,000 patacas for each session of four injections at one-week intervals.
Her whitening medication and paraphernalia were reportedly
brought in from Indonesia.
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An investigation is now being carried out to determine if the
Filipina had died from H1N1 or from complications from the whitening treatment.
Following
the incident, Macau’s Health Bureau has urged the public to visit only licensed
clinics run by qualified practitioners when seeking beauty treatments.
Officials also pledged to step up regulations and crack down on illicit practitioners.
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