A police investigation launched after a Selby woman fell seriously ill after getting a slimming injection has closed.
YorkMix reported how the woman was left in intensive care after using a ‘weight loss jab’ allegedly sourced from a North Yorkshire salon.
Two other people also became unwell. All subsequently recovered.
Health professionals called in police. They arrested three women, all from the Selby area.
Two women aged 32 and 37, were arrested on suspicion of causing / administering a poison / noxious thing.
A third woman, aged 58, was arrested on suspicion of selling or supplying a prescription only medicine.
Now the police have concluded their investigation.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The investigation has now concluded and all three women from the Selby area who were arrested in connection with the incident have been released without charge and no further action will be taken.
“We urge anyone who uses slimming injections or is thinking about using them, to continue to follow the advice issued by health professionals at the time.”
The incident prompted health leaders in North Yorkshire and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to warn people of the risks of using weight loss medicines bought from private clinics or online.
Buying products from unregulated suppliers “significantly increases the risk of getting a product which is either falsified or not licensed for use in the UK and can pose a direct danger to health”, they said.