Woman Reportedly Arrested In Suspected Christmas Cake Poisoning That Killed 3

LOADING ERROR LOADING A woman has been arrested in connection with a Christmas cake that allegedly killed three people and hospitalized three others in Brazil, multiple media outlets reported. On Sunday, police arrested Deise Moura dos Anjos, who is the daughter-in-law of Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, the woman who prepared the cake that was eaten at a family gathering in Torres, Brazil, on Dec. 23, according to local outlets GZH and O Globo. She is reportedly suspected of triple homicide and triple attempted homicide after three people died, and three others, including Silva dos Anjos, became ill. An attorney for Moura dos Anjos told O Globo that they did not yet have full access to the investigation and could not comment. Polícia Civil The people who ate the cake noted it had a strange, “spicy and unpleasant flavor.” When they complained about the taste and started to vomit and experience diarrhea, Silva dos Anjos told them to stop eating it, police chief Marcos Vinícius Veloso told O Globo. Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjos, 65, reportedly died from “shock after food poisoning.” Only one person at the gathering did not eat the cake, and they did not become sick, according to CBS News.