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The woman was arrested for triple homicide and a triple attempted homicide

January, 07, 2025-02:32

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The woman was arrested for triple homicide and a triple attempted homicide

The woman suspected of murdering three relatives and trying to kill another three with a poison-filled Christmas cake searched online for information about arsenic in the run-up to the horror crime, it was claimed last night. Deise Moura, the daughter-in-law of one of the women who was poisoned but survived, was arrested yesterday at her home in Rio Grande do Sul on suspicion of triple murder and attempted murder. Her mother-in-law Zelli Dos Anjos made the traditional festive treat which killed three members of her family at a Christmas party in the southern city of Torres on December 23.

Brazilian judicial officials confirmed to TV station RBS TV that an initial analysis of Deise Moura's phone showed 'Internet searches, including on Google Shopping, for the word arsenic and other similar ones. 'The suspect, the daughter-in-law of Zelli dos Anjos who baked the cake, is said to have carried out the searches in November as well as days before the victims died or fell ill. Brazilian media reports pointed to the evidence on Deise's mobile phone being a key part of the case against her. Earlier today officials confirmed the source of the poisoning had been arsenic-laced flour in the cake that was eaten. Hey, said the toxic chemical was present in 'extremely high concentrations' which were far too high to be naturally occurring and were enough to be fatal.

Mother-of-one Zelli is still in hospital fighting for her life, while her two sisters Maida da Silva, 58, and Neuza Dos Anjos, 65, both died along with Neuza's daughter Tatiana Dos Santos, 43.They lost their lives within hours of eating the cake, with police chief Marcus Vinicius Veloso saying today that the flour found in Zelli's home had contained large amounts of arsenic. 'We suspect the individual arrested entered Zelli's house and then contaminated the flour,' the investigating officer revealed at a press conference today. Police and forensic officers confirmed that 'elevated levels' of arsenic had been found in the cake and in the blood and urine of those who had died, as well as those who survived.

Veloso added that other substances were found in searches of the suspect's home at Nova Santa Rita, but he said tests and investigations were still ongoing and he could not comment further. Police said that the 'disagreements' between the suspect and Zelli stretched back almost 20 years, but they refused to go into what exactly they were other than to say, 'further elements would be released in due course'. When asked what the family circumstances were, Veloso said: 'We knew there had been minor disagreements between the suspect and elements of the family for several years.