Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Unlicensed doctor charged with murder after woman dies from injection: NYPD

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Editor's note: The above story aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- An unlicensed doctor accused of administering an anti-aging injection that became lethal has been charged with murder after turning himself in to police, authorities announced late Tuesday.

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  1. New York Post

    Phony NYC doctor hit with upgraded murder charge after patient died from trendy anti-aging injection (opens New York Post)

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    Unlicensed Bronx spa operator Luis Rojas Cabrera, 55, was slapped with the upgraded charge of depraved indifference murder after the city’s medical examiner ruled the death of his patient a homicide.

  2. NBC New York

    Unlicensed doc faces ‘depraved indifference' murder charge in NYC injection death (opens NBC New York)

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    The founder of a wellness center in the Bronx is now facing murder charges after a woman died this summer following a serum injection. Dr. Luis Rojas, who advertises himself as a holistic doctor who offers alternative medicine, had already been charged with reckless endangerment and unauthorized pra…

  3. Pix11

    Unlicensed doctor charged with murder after woman dies from injection: NYPD (opens Pix11)

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    Editor's note: The above story aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- An unlicensed doctor accused of administering an anti-aging injection that became lethal has been charged with murder after turning himself in to police, authorities announced late Tuesday.

  4. New York Times

    Unlicensed Wellness-Spa Director in Bronx Faces Murder Charge for Fatal Injection (opens New York Times)

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    A 27-year-old woman who received a shot of a longevity supplement at Luis Rojas Cabrera’s office in the Bronx died of an embolism.

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