Haunting six words woman who made killer Christmas cake said after guests complained it had 'spicy taste'
Daily MailThe haunting six words that a Brazilian woman said after guests tucked into her poisoned Christmas cake that later killed three people have been revealed. The victims, including Zeli dos Anjos, who baked the cake, took several bites and found that it had a 'spicy' flavor, as the family gathered for an afternoon coffee on December 23, Rio Grande do Sul Civil Police Chief Marcos Veloso told RBS TV. Zeli dos Anjos prepared the traditional 'Bolo de Natal' festive treat for a family afternoon coffee on December 23 at her vacation home in the southeastern Brazilian city of Torres before she and six relatives, including her two sisters, fell ill. Pictured: The Christmas cake that was consumed by guests on December 23 Silva's husband ate the cake and received medical attention, but was later released. Maida Berenice Flores da Silva, 58, pictured right, also died Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos, 43, pictured, died following having the Christmas cake on December 23 Dos Anjos, who is participating in the investigation, is said to have prepared the cake at a house in the beach resort of Arroio do Sal, a 35-minute drive south of Torres, where her sister Maida owed the apartment where they gathered last week. This is the grave of the man who died of food poisoning six months before his wife baked an 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed three of her relatives The graves of Tatiana Denize Silva dos Santos, 43 and Neuza Denise Silva dos Anjos, 65 in the Sao Vincente Cemetery in Porto Alegre, Brazil As we became aware of this fact, we opened an investigation, and we are going to exhume the body to check for traces of poison,' Veloso said Saturday.