Did she kill him too? Late husband of woman who made 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed her two sisters and niece will be dug up by Brazilian police months after he died 'from food poisoning'

The late husband of a woman who baked an 'arsenic-laced' Christmas cake that killed her two sisters and niece is set to be exhumed by police over fears he may have been fatally poisoned months earlier. Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, from Torres, Brazil, prepared a traditional 'Bolo de Natal' Christmas cake for a festive family meal on December 23. Police are now preparing to dig up the body of Zeli's late husband, Paulo Luiz, who died from a suspected bout of food poisoning in September. Police are now preparing to dig up the body of Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos late husband, Paulo Luiz, who died months earlier from a suspected bout of food poisoning in September Zeli, 61, pictured, who is in hospital, baked the Christmas cake which poisoned her family The Christmas cake, pictured, eaten by the three women before they died Blood tests carried out by doctors revealed arsenic in the blood of some of the victims, a potent poison the symptoms of which cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Tributes have since been paid to Maida, a teacher, hailed as 'wonderful' by friends It's believed Zeli, pictured, ate two cake slices and was the first one to be taken to hospital after becoming severely ill. She is set to be further questioned by local police once released The tragedy in Brazil follows a case in Australia in which a woman has been accused of killing her in-laws by allegedly poisoning them with wild mushrooms.