Vegas woman dies after backroom cosmetic surgery; Botched buttocks enhancement

Police say the incident took place at a small office near east Charleston Boulevard and Palm Street. The victim, 42-year-old Elena Caro, arrived Saturday for a buttocks enhancement, but was pronounced dead at a hospital hours later.

Fifty-five-year-old Ruben Dario Matallana-Galvas and his wife, 47-year-old Carmen Olfidia Torres-Sanchez, were then arrested at McCarran International Airport as they attempted to board a flight to Colombia. The couple originally had plans on flying to Colombia on April 22 but decided to leave earlier.

Caro was a mother of three children. Her daughter says her mother visited the doctor last week for Botox injections and everything was fine. She went back for a buttocks enhancement.

Caro's daughter dropped her off Saturday morning but when she returned a few hours later, the office was locked, furniture was gone and her mom was missing. She filed a missing persons report with police.

Police believe the suspects may have dropped the victim off at the corner of Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road, where she begged bystanders for help.

Paramedics were called, but by the time she arrived to the hospital, she was pronounced dead.