A woman in Brazil is accused of baking a 'poisoned' Christmas cake that killed her two sisters and niece. Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, prepared a traditional Christmas cake for a festive family meal on December 23rd.
However, her sisters Maida, 58, and Neuza, 65, and Neuza's daughter Tatiana, 43 all died shortly after eating the cake. Three other family members, including Zeli herself and a 10-year-old boy, fell ill and were also hospitalized.
Now, it has emerged that traces of arsenic were present in the bodies of the three women killed. Police have also announced plans to exhume the body of Zeli's husband Paulo Luiz, who reportedly died in September of food poisoning. Investigators have not yet determined whether the victims were poisoned.
