Gunned-Down Celebrity Plastic Surgeon, Famous for BBLs, Had Warned Police He Was Facing Threats

The client list of renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Alexander Aslani of Marbella, Spain, included celebrities, models, and members of royal families, according to his clinic’s website

• On Oct. 7, Dr. Alexander Aslani was shot and killed inside his clinic in Marbella, Spain
• Police are reportedly investigating whether a dissatisfied patient ordered a contract killing on the renowned plastic surgeon, 57
• An 18-year-old Swedish national was arrested on Oct. 8 in connection with the fatal shooting of the married father of two, police said

• The renowned plastic surgeon who was shot and killed by an 18-year-old gunman at his clinic in Marbella, Spain, reportedly told police months earlier that he had been receiving worrisome threats.

  On Wed., Oct. 7 at about 6 p.m., Dr. Alexander Aslani, 57, was working inside his practice at Cirumed Clinic when a masked gunman burst into the building, shot him in the head several times at point-blank range and fled, El Mundo reports.

  The married father of two was still breathing when paramedics arrived on the scene. Despite their efforts to try to save him, the doctor succumbed to his injuries,  El Mundo, The Olive Press and Sur report.

  On Thursday, Oct. 8, police arrested an 18-year-old man Swedish national in Málaga in connection with the fatal shooting, according to El Mundo, The Olive Press and Sur.

  Authorities are investigating whether the shooting was an ordered hit related to a disgruntled patient and are searching for a possible accomplice, according to Sur, El Pais and The Telegraph.

  Now comes word that the doctor had alerted authorities about threats he had been receiving months before he was fatally gunned down.

  Aslani filed a formal complaint with law enforcement in April after he said he had received threats related to his work as a surgeon, Sur reports.

  Homicide detectives from the National Police are now combing through files, medical claims and disputes from dissatisfied patients against the surgeon or his medical staff for clues as to who may have wanted him dead, according to Sur.

  On the day of the shooting, a patient allegedly sent several angry messages to the clinic expressing dissatisfaction with the results of a cosmetic procedure, according to Sur.

  The caller allegedly demanded an immediate refund and made explicit threats, Sur and The Telegraph report.

  In addition, the week before the shooting, the patient’s partner came to the clinic to “issue explicit warnings to staff,” Sur reports.