JACKSON Miss.
(Reuters) - A Mississippi woman convicted of murder for administering
an unlicensed silicone buttocks injection to a patient who later died
was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison.
Tracey Lynn Garner, 54, performed the unlicensed injection in 2012 in
her Jackson home on 37-year-old Karima Gordon, who fell ill immediately
after the procedure and died a few days later.
A jury last week found Garner guilty of depraved-heart murder.
Prosecutors argued during the trial that Garner was motivated by greed.
Garner faces a separate trial in the death of Marilyn Hale, an Alabama
woman who authorities say died under similar circumstances two years
earlier.
Lee McDivitt, an
investigator for the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, testified
during the trial that he found a large bottle of silicone and syringes
in Garner's home that were labeled "veterinary use only."
Garner, who is transgender, was formerly named Morris Garner.
In January, Natasha Stewart, 40, also known as "Pebbelz Da Model," was
sentenced to seven years in prison for having referred Gordon to Garner
and falsely identifying her as a nurse.
Hinds County Circuit
Court Judge Winston Kidd also sentenced Garner on Tuesday to five years
in prison for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the case, court
records show.
John Colette, Garner's defense attorney, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
(The story corrects paragraph 9 to say the jury, and not the judge, sentenced the defendant.)
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