Woman accused over salon death denied bail

A graduate nurse was depicted on CCTV footage administering anaesthetic to a Sydney beauty clinic owner who died following a botched breast procedure, a court has been told.

Yueqiong Fu, 29. was refused bail in Burwood Local Court on Friday after becoming the second Chinese woman to be charged over the death of 35-year-old Jean Huang following the procedure on August 30 at the Medi Beauty Laser and Contour Clinic in inner Sydney.

Ms Huang suffered cardiac arrest during the procedure and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but died two days later.

Fu's barrister Neville Parsons said she had believed her co-accused, Jie Shao, was a qualified doctor and "she was trained to obey what doctors say".

Burt magistrate Susan Horan, who concluded Fu had a strong incentive to flee the country, said police had CCTV footage showing Fu wearing a surgical mask and gloves, inserting a cannula into Ms Huang and administering anaesthetic, as well as going in and out of the treatment room.

It could not be said Fu was on the peripheral of the scene, she added.

Shau, who was on a tourist visa, has also been refused bail and another court previously heard she does not have an Australian medical licence.

Court documents allege Shao "injected Jean Huang with varying amounts of anaesthetic in the form of Tramadol and Lidocaine and the restricted substance Hyaluronic acid" before injecting breast fillers.

Fu, who is on a student's visa, was supported in court by her piano teacher husband and father-in-law.

She's charged with manslaughter, using poison to endanger life and hindering the police investigation .

Mr Parsons said Ms Huang asked Fu to help a qualified doctor carry out the procedure and she "simply followed the directions" not knowing "she was not a qualified doctor".

Fu had just graduated with a nursing degree from UTS, while she previously qualified as a nurse in China and worked in a hospital clinic there for three-and-a-half years.

In opposing bail, Sergeant Liam McKibbin referred to concerns she would flee, interfere with evidence and witnesses, and pose a danger to the community.

"It is alleged she was engaging in unlicensed, highly dangerous medical procedures in an unqualified capacity," he said.

He also said she initially lied to police and only admitted being involved after being shown the CCTV footage.

Both women are due back in Central Local Court on October 31.