THREE women fell seriously ill and died after eating Christmas cake at a family gathering.
On December 23, the dos Anjos family gathered in Torres, Brazil to celebrate Christmas in what was supposed to be a joyous occasion.
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Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos, 43, died after eating Christmas cake on December 23 Credit: Jam Press
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Maida Berenice Flores da Silva, 58, also died Credit: Jam Press
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Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjo, 65, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition before also dying the next dayCredit: Jam Press
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The Christmas Cake That Caused Three Deaths Credit: Jam Press
But the festive celebration soon turned into a tragedy after the guests ate the cake.
Two women from the family, Tatiana Denize Silva dos Anjos (43) and Maida Berenice Flores da Silva (58), died on the same day they ate the dessert.
Meanwhile, Neuza Denize Silva dos Anjo, 65, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition before tragically dying the next day.
Three other members of the family are also believed to have fallen ill after eating the cake, including a 10-year-old boy.
The festive cake was allegedly baked by Maida and her sister Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos (61), who is currently in the hospital.
Seven family members gathered to eat cake in Zelina’s home, and only one person did not eat cake.
Civil police are currently awaiting the results to determine what could have caused the death of the three women, and police officer Marcos Vinicius Veloso is leading the investigation.
Zeli is believed to have eaten two slices of cake and was the first to be taken to hospital after becoming seriously ill.
She provided the authorities with information about the time and place where the ingredients were purchased.
The police also opened another investigation that led to the exhumation of the body of Zela’s husband.
The case surrounding his death will be evaluated after he died of food poisoning in September.
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After Zeli is discharged from the hospital, she will be further examined.
According to the Hospital Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes de Torres, Tatiana and Maida died of cardiac arrest.
The cause of Neuza’s death was revealed as “shock after food poisoning”.
Maida, Neuza and Zeli were sisters, and Tatjana was Neuza’s daughter.
Zeli and the 10-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, remain in hospital in stable condition.
A sixth family member, who has not been named but is believed to be Maida’s husband, has been discharged from hospital.
The police will also question the neighbors in her house.
A friend of one of the people who died told a local news channel that it was a traditional cake that the family made every year.
The police inspected the food eaten by the family and other things in the house, and many of them had expired.
In the police statement, as reported by globo.com, it is stated: “We even have information that there was also mayonnaise that expired a year ago.
“There were expired products in the residence.
“A bottle was found, medicine, in which there should have been capsules, but there were no capsules – it was a white liquid and that white liquid will also be examined”.
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