Three women die after eating Christmas cake at family gathering in Brazil Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos, Maida Berenice Flores da Silva and Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjos fell ill and later died after consuming the cake on 23 December.
“It was a traditional family cake, a king cake, which they always, always, always, made,” a local told Brazilian media.
Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, who hosted the gathering and helped her sister Maida make the cake, is among those still receiving treatment.
Tatiana, 43, and Maida, 58, became gravely ill and died the same day, while Neuza, 65, passed away in hospital the following day.
Six of the seven family members present at the gathering fell ill, all of whom had eaten the cake.
