THE woman accused of murdering three relatives with an arsenic-poisoned Christmas cake has been found dead in her jail cell.

Deise Moura dos Anjos' mother-in-law, Zeli dos Anjos, had baked a cake that several family members ate late on December 23.

The Brazilian woman accused of killing three relatives with a poisoned Christmas cake has been found dead in her jail cell.

Deise Moura dos Anjos, who was accused of fatally poisoning three members of her family with a Christmas cake, has been found ...

It was tradition for Zeli Dos Anjos to bake her family a Christmas cake - but on this occasion, it poisoned her two sisters ...

Deise Moura dos Anjos, accused of poisoning three family members with arsenic-laced cake, was found dead in prison.

The tragic mass poisoning incident occurred on Christmas Eve, leaving seven family members in distress after consuming the ...

A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband's family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison cell in what police think was most likely a suicide.

A woman accused of poisoning three family members to death with a Christmas cake she baked was found dead in her prison cell ...

The woman that was accused of poisoning three members of her family with a Christmas cake has been found dead in her cell.

Poucos sabem, mas a história do bolo envenenado que chocou o Brasil pode ter uma inquietante conexão com uma antiga lenda do século XVII.