Woman's death from buttocks injections ruled a homicide

Lesbia Ayala

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) - The death of a Philadelphia woman who received a buttocks-enhancement procedure in New York City has been ruled a homicide.

Police said Tuesday the New York City Chief Medical Examiner has determined 48-year-old Lesbia Ayala died after receiving silicone injections in her buttocks and thighs.

Police were called to a home in the Bronx June 17 and found Ayala in cardiac arrest.