22 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 8, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com DEATH OF WOMAN WHO GOT BUTT INJECTIONS IN FAR ROCKAWAY RULED A HOMICIDE Photo courtesy of Christopher Bride/Property Shark The Far Rockaway house where a woman allegedly rented a basement apartment to perform illegal cosmetic procedures. BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF editorial@queenscourier.com @QueensCourier The death of a 34-year-old Maryland woman, who earlier this year died after a butt injection procedure went wrong in Far Rockaway, has been ruled a homicide, according to the city chief medical examiner. Kelly Mayhew was found unconscious and unresponsive on May 30 in the basement of a residence located on Dickens Street, police said. She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. According to Julie Bolcer, director of public affairs for the office of the chief medical examiner, the cause of death was systemic silicone emboli due to cosmetic silicone injections of the buttocks. Mayhew and her mother reportedly went to the home’s basement apartment to receive butt injections from an unlicensed technician. Mayhew then had a bad reaction and became unconscious. As the victim’s mother called 911, the technician, who allegedly rented the site and had women coming day and night, reportedly ran off in a gray SUV and is still at large. According to published reports, the technician is thought to currently be overseas. Queens-based Nicki Minaj comedy coming to ABC Family BY ALINA SURIEL asuriel@queenscourier.com @alinangelica International rap superstar Nicki Minaj is set to produce and appear in a scripted television series for ABC Family based on her upbringing in Queens. The comedy will be based on Minaj’s early life in Jamaica and the musical evolution that made her an iconic female artist. Minaj moved to the “World’s Borough” with her family after their immigration from Trinidad in the early 1990s, and she later attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in Manhattan. “This is one of the more unique adventures I’ve ever embarked on,” Minaj said. “I couldn’t be more proud and excited to team up with an amazing group of people to give the world something really special.” Minaj’s on-screen role in the series has not yet been announced. The half-hour comedy is set to be filmed in a single-camera format, and shooting will begin in Queens this winter. ABC Family Executive Vice President of Programming and Development Karey Burke said that Minaj is a force to be reckoned with at everything she touches. “We’re beyond thrilled to bring her one-of-a-kind story to our channel,” Burke said. “Nicki is an international superstar, yet not everyone knows how inspiring and hilarious her true story is, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.” Minaj’s career is white-hot and she is regarded as one of the biggest names in modern rap music. She is currently on a world tour promoting her third full-length album, “The Pinkprint,” which had the second-highest female debut of 2014. Minaj is also set to appear in her first starring movie role in “Barbershop 3″ in the spring of Photo by Christopher Macsurak/Wikimedia Commons 2016. Nicki Minaj was raised in Jamaica, Queens.
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