Three dead after arsenic poisoning: Christmas cake as the cause of death?

Three dead after arsenic poisoning: Christmas cake as the cause of death?

A tragic story of poisoning at a Christmas party has come to light in Brazil. Three women lost their lives after eating a Christmas cake laced with arsenic. The incident occurred in Torres, in the south of the country. The affected women had eaten the cake, which contained dried fruit, marzipan and maraschino cherries, during the celebration. A ten-year-old girl and the baker were taken to hospital with symptoms of poisoning oe24 reported. The police have started an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the incident.

Suspects and interrogations

The baker will be interviewed to clarify the case as soon as her condition has improved. According to police reports, investigators had already questioned 13 other participants in the celebration. During laboratory tests, arsenic was detected in the blood of the three women who died in the accident. The police were irrelevant as to whether the investigation was being treated as a murder or an accident, further dramatizing the situation as the baker's husband had previously died under similar circumstances in September. At the time, food poisoning was cited as the cause. Now his body should be exhumed and examined in order to clarify possible connections Mirror Online holds on.