Cake ‘killer’ linked to TEN more poisonings including her husband & son after ‘lacing dessert with arsenic & killing 3’
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THE woman suspected of poisoning three family members with a deadly Christmas cake, may be behind at least ten other poisoning incidents, including an attempt on her own husband’s life. Deise Moura, 39, was arrested and is currently facing charges of triple murder and attempted murder after her husband's aunts and cousin died after eating the dessert laced with arsenic.
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The cake, eaten during a family Christmas party on December 23 in Torres, southern Brazil, claimed the lives of Zeli’s sisters Maida, 58, and Neuza, 65, as well as Neuza’s daughter, 43-year-old Tatiana. And now, authorities say they have discovered even darker details.
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When she realised their son had also drunk it, she rushed to make him vomit, while her husband became seriously ill. Both will undergo forensic examinations in the coming days. Police are now investigating at least 10 potential poisonings connected to Moura, including several deaths and attempts, stretching back to her father-in-law's death and even her own dad's death in 2020.
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A post-mortem revealed that father-in-law Paulo Luiz dos Anjos, who died suddenly, had also ingested arsenic. His death had originally been brushed off as food poisoning, but new evidence suggests otherwise. The poisoned cake, which contained arsenic, is now at the centre of the investigation.
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For now, cops have linked Deise Moura to four deaths: Neuza, Maida and Tatiana, who ate the poisoned cake, as well as Paulo's. She is also suspected of three other attempted murders: her mother-in-law Zeli, Tatiana's son and Maida's husband, who ate the cake and needed medical attention.
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