A woman accused of murder through a poisoned Christmas cake has spoken out for the first time. Three women died in Brazil after eating a traditional homemade 'Bolo de Natal' Christmas cake prepared by 61-year-old Zeli Terezinha Silva dos Anjos as they celebrated the festive season together.

Deise Moura was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following the deaths of three family members in Torres, Brazil, who had all eaten some of the cake

A woman in Brazil fed her family an arsenic-laced Christmas cake, killing three female relatives and hospitalizing three others, cops say.

In Porto Alegre, Brazil, a woman suspected of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill three more people has been arrested. Deise Moura allegedly added arsenic to a Christmas cake. She was detained at her home in Rio Grande do Sul.

The image shows Deise Moura with her now seriously ill mother-in-law Zeli Dos Anjos, with their husbands and a child, in front of a Christmas cake identical to the one made for this year

An arrest has been made in the case of a family in Brazil who were poisoned on Christmas Eve after eating a cake containing arsenic.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a Christmas cake that allegedly killed three people and hospitalized three others in Brazil, multiple media outlets reported. On Sunday, police arrested Deise Moura dos Anjos,

In Porto Alegre, Brazil, a woman suspected of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill three more was arrested. Deise Moura added arsenic to a Christmas cake. The woman was detained at her home in Rio Grande do Sul.

Zeli Dos Anjos, 61, allegedly made a traditional "Bolo de Natal" for a family afternoon coffee in Torres, a town near southern Brazilian town Porto Alegre, and three people died