The Queens woman accused of setting up a botched butt injection that killed a mother of two appeared in Manhattan court Friday as her victim’s mother sobbed in the gallery.
Allison Spence, 44, was arraigned on charges of second-degree manslaughter and unauthorized practice of a profession for allegedly arranging Latesha Bynum’s procedure with an unlicensed doctor at a Gramercy Park clinic, according to prosecutors.
Spence and the fake physician, who is still at large, allegedly had operated the cash-only clinic since 2013.
“No one with any medical training would ever have done this,” said Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Harrison Schweiloch, successfully arguing for a steep $1 million bail.
Defense lawyer Sekeena Gavagan argued that Spence had no criminal record and didn’t perform the actual procedure.
“They killed my baby,” the victim’s mother, Bertie Bynum, wailed as she left the courtroom with Latesha’s 8-year-old daughter.
The crushed parent sobbed in the hallway of Manhattan Criminal Court and embraced the grieving 8-year-old. “I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry!” she told the little girl.
Surrounded by family and friends, Bertie said Latesha, 31, had been to the bogus clinic for silicone injections to her bottom at least twice.
After the fatal July 15 procedure, Latesha told Bertie the “doctor,” listed in her phone as Ally Buttx, and Spence placed her in a cold shower twice because her feet were turning blue, according to the mom.
Later that evening, Latesha called 911 and said she had chest pains and difficulty breathing, the complaint states. She was rushed to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was pronounced brain-dead and taken off life support, authorities said.
The city medical examiner ruled Latesha’s death a homicide caused by “systemic embolization of silicone injection(s) for cosmetic augmentation of buttocks.”
In recent years, the obsession with a Kardashian-style booty at cut-rate costs has led to numerous deaths and injuries.