Inquest into death of Gloucestershire mother-of-five after BBL procedure likely later this year
Alice Webb, 33, died in September 2024 after the procedure at a salon in Gloucester
The inquest into the death of a mother-of-five from Gloucestershire who died after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) is likely to take place later this year.
Alice Webb, 33, died in September 2024 after receiving the BBL procedure at a salon in Gloucester.
A pre-inquest review at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court heard that the man who carried out the procedure, Jordan Parke, has himself since died.
Ms Webb, from Wotton-under-Edge, had fallen ill following the cosmetic treatment and was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where she later died.
Police launched a criminal investigation and a man and woman were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
The woman was later released without charge, and the investigation was continuing until Mr Parke – dubbed the “British Lip King” – died in February this year.
It is believed he may have been undergoing a cosmetic procedure prior to his death in Canary Wharf, London.
Mr Parke had appeared on television shows including ITV’s This Morning to discuss cosmetic surgery he had previously undergone.
Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, said a full inquest would take place in the autumn and would last around three days.
Laura Collignon, representing Ms Webb’s family, submitted to the coroner that the inquest should take place in front of a jury because her death was workplace related.
“From speaking to the family, but also from looking through the records from your office, Alice was engaged in some training because she undertook these sorts of procedures herself,” she said.
“She was not only there having a procedure, she was being trained in a procedure, and that seems to me to be a workplace matter, and therefore a workplace fatality, and that would be notifiable.
“That would mean that a jury would be required.”
In reply, the coroner said: “My initial view is that Alice was a self-employed practitioner and she was being shown how to do a procedure at a friend’s house.
“I think you could probably argue it either way. I’m content that it should be in front of a jury.”
Ms Skerrett said the inquest would hear evidence from police, a pathologist, as well the woman who ran the salon, Jemma Pawlyszyn, and another person who was present before Ms Webb fell ill.
“There were some other people who were present and you will probably be aware that Jordan Parke himself has died,” Miss Collignon said.
“He’s the person who carried out the procedure, but there were two women who were present.
“Jemma Pawlyszyn, and it was her premises, and there was another woman who was there, who was also undertaking the training, and I’m told that the police have her identity.
“That is something I would have expected, given that Jordan Parke has died and there is not an ongoing criminal investigation, that that file would probably be available to you.
“It would be possible for you to identify that person, and to ask that person to attend, since they were actually present at the time.
“She was apparently, as far as the family know, not present when Alice became unwell, but she had been there earlier in the day having the procedure, which was videoed, and the police have the video of the procedure being carried out on her.
“We don’t know at what point she left the premises. It seems to me that it is relevant given that Mr Parke then performed the same procedure on Alice, as far as we know.”
Following Ms Webb’s death, campaigners have called for the regulation of the beauty industry and for certain cosmetic procedures to be banned.
The Government has announced proposals to make sure that BBLs and other high-risk procedures are only performed by specified health workers.
Several members of her family, including mother and brother, were present during the hearing.
Speaking afterwards, Ms Webb’s former partner Ben Kingscote called on the Government to ban certain procedures.
“They are talking and they are warning people, but they are not actually doing anything,” he said.
“They need to pull their fingers out and get it banned before someone else dies.”
Following the death of Mr Parke, Gloucestershire Police said: “A woman was later told she faced no further police action, and a man remained on police bail while further enquiries were taking place.
“We have been informed that the man who was on police bail died recently, and therefore the criminal investigation will close as no charges can be brought.
“Police enquiries will continue on behalf of the coroner, and an inquest will take place in due course to try and establish what happened.”