A former body modifier has been arrested over a procedure that allegedly led to the death of a woman.
Brendan Russell, 37, was arrested in his NSW Central Coast home today and has been taken in for questioning at Gosford Police Station over the death of the 30-year-old woman.
Police allege Samantha Strickland, whose body was found by her 7-year-old daughter while they were both at home, underwent a body modification procedure at Mr Russell's Central Coast tattoo shop before her death.
![Russell was taken to Gosford Police station by police. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AIH2ZKKQRGG3WMSMZCYOBF7K4E.jpg?auth=ef54b232a93c517aeccf62cf85f9062a69587012a54ac56c15b3054d2350dbe6&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
The woman had gone to the 37-year-old's shop to get a silicon snowflake implanted into her hand, a popular body modification procedure.