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The life of Paloma Nicole Arellano, 14, was cut short after undergoing breast implant surgery at a private clinic in Durango, Mexico.

It all began with a deception, the local press said. Carlos Arellano, Paloma's father, received a call from his ex-partner a day before the tragedy unfolded. The girl's mother informed him that, after testing positive for COVID-19 at school, the two of them would be traveling to the Durango mountains to isolate themselves at a cabin that didn’t have phone service. Worried but confident, Carlos didn't suspect the dark reality that hid behind the mother’s lie.

The truth didn’t emerge until Paloma’s funeral. It was during the service that Carlos discovered that his daughter had not died from complications of an illness, but from a

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