Deise Moura dos Anjos, 42, accused of poisoning three family members with a Christmas cake, was found dead in her prison cell. Police are treating her death as a suicide. The incident follows the deaths of three relatives, and the hospitalization of several others after consuming the cake.
A Brazil ian woman accused of murder after a 'Christmas cake poisoning' killed three family members has been found dead in her prison cell. Deise Moura dos Anjos, 42, was discovered deceased in her cell at an all-women's prison in Guaiba on Thursday. The prison, situated on the outskirts of the southern city of Porto Alegre, prompted police chiefs to confirm they are treating the death as a suicide. Ms.
Moura was arrested earlier this month at her home in southern Brazil after her relatives, sisters Maida da Silva, 58, Neuza Dos Anjos, and Neuza's daughter Tatiana Dos Santos, 43, died having consumed a traditional Brazilian Christmas cake. Moura's mother-in-law, Zeli Dos Anjos, made the cake and fell ill after the family meal at Torres near Porto Alegre on December 23. Zeli’s great-nephew, 10, was also taken ill at the party. Deise was remanded in prison on January 6 on suspicion of three murders, as well as three counts of attempted murder. Despite Deise's continuous assertions of innocence following the poisonings, police branded her an alleged 'serial killer' following her arrest. This incident follows the first public statement by the husband of one of the three women who died after eating a Christmas cake suspected to have been poisoned by their relative. Jefferson Luiz Moraes stated his life had been changed forever and he would 'have to rebuild everything again' after the death of his wife of 32 years, and two family members. Jefferson also tried the cake and immediately fell ill. Neuza’s husband didn't eat any of it. He said: 'When I ate it I also sensed a bad taste, but because the cake had sugar on top it hid a little bit.' Jefferson added: 'Neuza ate the cake, and then was going to eat again and said 'don't eat it because it's not good.' After that Zeli went across the corridor to vomit. It was three or four minutes, no more than that. After that Zeli passed out.' Jefferson said his wife's death had left him feeling like he was playing 'a role'. He added: 'My other half is gone. I have to rebuild everything again. Sleeping is difficult. I didn't want to take sleeping pills, but I think I have to. At night, all that is left is a hole. And we were all having a great time.'Jefferson said: ''Maida loved these festive occasions. Christmas, New Year's and birthdays. She always enjoyed these.' He said the discovery of arsenic in the cake had left him feeling 'terror'. But we didn't know it was going to be so serious yet. I didn't join the dots of Paulo (the death of Zeli's husband). But later, at Neuza's wake, my sister started researching there, and she showed me 'Look, it could be arsenic'. A police spokesman said: “The woman was arrested for triple homicide and a triple attempted homicide. She was taken initially to a police station at Canoas, then to Torres police station and is now in the women’s jail in the city, at this moment we cannot say anything else.” Provisional reports revealed arsenic was found in the blood of the victims. According to reports, members of the group complained the cake tasted ‘bitter and peppery’ after eating it, and within minutes they were all vomiting. Multiple ambulances were called and they were rushed to hospital
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