Overview

• The Durango state prosecutor ordered a forensic necropsy and is investigating alleged culpable homicide, malpractice and omission of care in the death of 14-year-old Paloma Nicole.
• The death certificate recorded “illness” as the cause, which the father disputes after discovering implants and fresh surgical scars at the funeral.
• The surgeon identified as Víctor Manuel Rosales Galindo, the mother’s partner, is certified; the plastic surgeons’ association AMCPER requested his provisional suspension and sent the case to its ethics committee.
• Reports indicate the mother assisted in the procedure without a professional license, exposing her to potential charges such as usurpation of profession and child endangerment-related offenses.
• PVEM lawmakers filed the “Ley Nicole” to require medical assessments, the minor’s assent, parental consent and psychological evaluations, while the Senate health chair proposed prohibiting non‑medically justified aesthetic surgeries for minors; officials note Mexico lacks a legislated minimum age today.