A South Bay plastic surgeon charged in the death of a patient during a breast augmentation operation at his clinic pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter.
Prosecutors, who alleged Chacon delayed contacting emergency services for about three hours after Espinoza went into cardiac arrest, filed a murder charge against him last year. He was set to go to trial next week on that count. Prosecutors said Espinoza was provided anesthesia by a nurse who was not trained to do so. The patient went into cardiac arrest during the operation at Divino Plastic Surgery in Bonita, and prosecutors said Chacon ordered his staff not to call 911 when Espinoza’s condition declined and instructed staff to lie to Espinoza’s husband regarding her condition.
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