On the face of it Dr Alexander Aslani had it all.
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The trail-blazing plastic surgeon – who drove to his clinic on the sun-drenched Costa del Sol each day in a distinctive grey Ferrari – had an impressive roster of celebrity clients which included reality TV stars along with members of the Qatari royal family.
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Home for the world-renowned physician was a magnificent five-bedroom villa nestled in the scenic Mijas Costa foothills which enjoyed elevated views of the Mediterranean coastline and the surrounding Andalusian mountain landscapes.
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The father-of-two spent much of his spare time aboard his 40ft yacht which was moored down below in a £15,000-a-year berth in the marina at the millionaire's playground of Puerto Banus.
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Yet the jet-set lifestyle of Dr Aslani, 57, came to a violent and bloody end when a masked hitman walked into his clinic earlier this month and gunned him down in a hail of bullets.
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Police sources told the Daily Mail the surgeon was hit four times as he cowered in his office in front of his patients, staff and his own wife Jeannine, who frequently passed by the clinic as she ran her own beauty salon next door.
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Millionaire celebrity plastic surgeon Dr Alexander Aslani was gunned down by a masked hitman at his clinic earlier this month
Dr Aslani had an impressive roster of celebrity clients which included reality TV stars along with members of the Qatari royal family
Shocked detectives told how the last bullet was discharged directly into his face at point blank range – in what was perhaps a final insult from a disgruntled patient who hired a killer to exact a chilling revenge.
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While enjoying the trappings of success, Dr Aslani had spoken publicly of the pitfalls of working in the frontline of a high-profile profession which carries immense reward – but where a single mistake could end in a career-ending scandal.
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Now the Daily Mail can reveal for the first time how the German-born surgeon – known to his clients as a cool-headed perfectionist dedicated to his work – had privately told of his fears that his life was in danger just days before his assassination.
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He had previously alerted police over death threats after being targeted by a disgruntled client.
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Despite his outward calm, we can reveal Dr Aslani had become increasingly unnerved and was living in fear of his and his family's safety.
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It had appeared to be business as usual when Dr Aslani – who was renowned for a pioneering procedure known as 'the super-charged Brazilian butt lift' – travelled to a plastic surgery conference in Brussels, where he carried out an address to delegates.
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But Dr Aslani – who had beefed up security at his home in the village Majadilla del Muerto which is a 30-minute drive away from his Marbella clinic – revealed his concerns to a fellow delegate just three days before his murder.
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The colleague, who hails from the Middle East but asked not to be named, told the Mail: 'It was such a shock for me when I heard the news of what happened to Alex.
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He had been with us in Belgium the weekend before he died and left on the Sunday, as usual he was informative and knowledgeable and shared his years of experience with us.
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Publicly he was happy and relaxed but privately he seemed concerned.
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I've visited him and his wife Jeannine many times and stayed with them, they have two lovely daughters and she is devastated.
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I've sent her my condolences but as you can imagine she is in such a state of shock, as we all are in the plastic surgery world, Alex was such a well-respected surgeon with a huge international reputation.
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I know he was worried about security and I'd heard he had issues, he had cameras at the clinic and at home, I know that but he didn't have a bodyguard with him in Brussels, he may have had one in Spain, I don't know.
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'Poor, poor Jeannine, she has two lovely girls, and this is such a waste of a life, it's really very sad and there is no justification at all for such a violent act.'
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Dr Fahad Mirza, a Pakistan-based plastic surgeon, also paid tribute to Dr Aslani and revealed he had spoken to him just hours before he died.
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The pair were planning for a conference Dr Aslani was due to address in Karachi in three weeks.
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Emergency services at the Cirumed Clinic after the father of two was attacked
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Dr Aslani was the founder and medical director of Cirumed Clinic in Marbella, Spain
Specialising in body contouring and facial surgery, Dr Aslani attracted patients from more than 40 countries
Dr Aslani has treated a number of famous clients including former Towie star Chloe Sims and TV personality Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
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I spoke with him a few hours before he died,' Dr Mirza told us.
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'He was coming to Karachi with his wife and one of his daughters, we called him 'The Master' because he was so good at his job.
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No one can believe what has happened, he was a fantastic colleague and a friend.
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'When we spoke, he didn't seem to have any concerns, but these are not always noticeable on a phone call, and I've read the reports it was an unhappy patient.
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That is something we have to deal with.
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Occasionally people can become obsessed with their image, it's body dysmorphia and they are convinced they have flaws; despite any surgery they have had being successful and proper procedures followed.
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After returning to Spain, Dr Aslani – who had performed more than 7,000 of the operations in a career spanning more than 30 years – was back hard at work at his Circumed Clinic.
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Specialising in body contouring and facial surgery he had attracted patients from more than 40 countries with clients including Chloe Sims from The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island star Hannah Elizabeth.
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It was at 6pm on Wednesday, October 7 that the hitman struck.
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Dressed all in black, with a hoodie pulled over his crash helmet, the killer walked into the clinic, swiftly located Aslani and shot him repeatedly before fleeing on a motorbike.
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Neighbours told how in the aftermath of the shooting Dr Aslani's wife ran from the building screaming hysterically: 'They've killed my husband.'
Making his getaway on a Yamaha Maxi Scooter along the slip road by the A7, the alleged killer turned right towards the Bello Horizonte area of Marbella where he was seen getting into an Audi which sped away.
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He was caught on CCTV and automatic number plate recognition technology enabled police to track the car.
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The man was traced to an Airbnb in Benalmadena 25 miles away where he had checked in under a false name.
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Police broke down the door to arrest him.
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The suspect – an 18-year-old Swedish national – denies involvement and has been remanded in custody without bail while the investigation continues.
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The man has allegedly refused to reveal who hired him and who his accomplices were with police still looking for the driver of the Audi.
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