Poisoned Christmas cake death probe as three die after festive treat 'laced with arsenic'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A homicide investigation has been launched into the death of three people after they ate Christmas cake 'laced with arsenic'.Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos, 61, baked the cake which led to six members of her same family falling ill, with three dying.

Police in Brazil have since revealed a 'mysterious white liquid' has been found in the baker's home.The Mirror reports that the case is likely manslaughter, as told by police, but cops are investigating if the toxic cake was an intentional homicide.

Zeli, who baked the Bolo de Natal traditional cake, also consumed two slices and fell ill. She currently remains in hospital in Torres, Brazil.But her two sisters Maida, 58, and Neuza, 65, along with her niece Tatiana, 43, all died.

Zeli's 10-year-old great nephew was also hospitalised after eating a piece of the cake, and another unnamed family member — believed to be Tatiana's husband — has been released.A seventh member of the family at the party did not consume any of the cake and escaped sickness.