On December 23, six members of Deise Moura dos Anjos’ family presented serious symptoms after consuming the dessert, detected with high levels of arsenic (edited)
A 39-year-old woman, identified as Deise Moura dos Anjos, is the main suspect in , resulting in the deaths of three family members. The investigation, which points to a possible series of homicides, revealed that the dessert was contaminated with arsenic, a toxic substance. Delegate Sabrina Deffente reported that Deise had researched poisons to perpetrate the crimes. “She [Deise] researched, purchased, received and used the poison to kill people,” said Sabrina. “We have no doubt that these are serial homicides and attempted homicides. For a long time, she was not discovered and tried to erase evidence that could lead to blame being attributed to her,” he added. On December 23, six members of the same family developed serious symptoms after consuming the cake.
Three of them did not survive: Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjos, aged 65; Maida Berenice Flores da Silva, 59 years old; and Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos, 47 years old. Expert analysis detected high levels of arsenic in the dessert, which raised suspicions about the cause of the deaths. In addition to the cake victims, the death of Deise’s father-in-law, Paulo, which occurred in September of the previous year, is also being reevaluated. Initially considered food poisoning, the cause of his death is now being investigated as possible poisoning. Deise would have tried to manipulate information to cover up what really happened. Due to the evidence, Deise was arrested and her temporary detention was established for 30 days. She could face serious charges, including four first-degree murders and three attempted murders.
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Published by Matheus Oliveira
