The District Attorney’s office has banned the husband of late journalist Isabel Vargas from leaving the country. He lives in Puerto Rico where his wife worked as a press correspondent for reporting back to Dominican media. Initially it was believed Vargas died of a heart attack, as per comments by her husband. But the List?n Diario reported that she could have died from complications following a plastic surgery operation carried out by Dr. Edgar Contreras. Dr. Contreras is sought in Puerto Rico to stand trial for involuntary homicide against a Puerto Rican woman who died allegedly for complications due to a plastic surgery operation she underwent at his clinic in Santo Domingo. Dr. Contreras is not a member of the Dominican Society of Plastic Surgery, which does not endorse procedures he uses for injecting fat into patient’s legs for esthetic reasons. The List?n Diario said that the reason why Vargas’ husband has hidden the true cause of the death is because he and his wife were close friends of Dr. Contreras. Reportedly, they even promoted his service in Puerto Rico. The untimely death of Vargas, does not help Dr. Contreras case in Puerto Rico. If found guilty, he would face 1-3 years in jail.
