Police to dig up man’s body after wife’s ‘poisoned’ Christmas cake kills three
This is the woman who baked a ‘poisoned’ Christmas cake that is believed to have killed her two sisters and a niece.
Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, prepared the festive treat for a family meal in Torres, Brazil, on December 23.
Her sisters Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjo, 65, and Maida Berenice Flores da Silva, 58, and a niece, Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos, 43, all died within 24 hours of eating it.
Three other relatives, including Zeli and a 10-year-old boy, were also rushed to hospital after falling seriously ill.
The Civil Police are waiting for test results to identify what could have caused the deaths of the three women.
It has been reported that traces of the well-known poison arsenic were found in the bodies of the three women killed.
Police have now revealed they plan to exhume the body of Zeli’s late husband Paolo Luiz who is said to have died of food poisoning in September.
Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, prepared the festive treat for a family meal in Torres, Brazil, on December 23 (Picture: Facebook/Jam Press)
Zeli is thought to have eaten two slices and was the first to be taken to hospital after becoming severely unwell (Picture: Facebook)
The cake thought to have caused the deaths (Picture: Jam Press)
Neighbours will also be interviewed as part of the investigation.
Initial searches of the home turned up several food items which had gone out of date.
A police statement to local network, Globo, said: ‘We even have information that there was mayonnaise there that had expired a year ago.
‘There were expired products in the residence. A bottle was found, a medicine, which should have had capsules inside it and there were no capsules – there was a white liquid and this white liquid will also be examined.’
Zeli is believed to have spoken with officers, telling them when and where she bought the ingredients for the cake.
Maida Berenice Flores da Silva is believed to have baked the cake (Picture: Jam Press)
Her sister Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos died (Picture: Jam Press)
Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjo also died (Picture: Jam Press)
She is thought to have eaten two slices and was the first to be taken to hospital after becoming severely unwell.
Marcos Vinicius Veloso, who is leading the investigation, confirmed there are no records of inheritance disputes or fights between the family members.
According to the Hospital Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes de Torres, Tatiana and Maida both died from cardiac arrest.
Neuza’s cause of death has been disclosed as ‘shock after food poisoning’.
Maida, Neuza and Zeli were sisters and Tatiana was Neuza’s daughter.
Zeli and the 10-year-old boy, who has not been named, remain in hospital in stable condition.
The sixth family member, who has not been named but is believed to be Maida’s husband, has been discharged from hospital.
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