Four out of nine family members who ate New Year's food died and one was in critical condition...Detection result shock
Jan 08, 2025
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Police are investigating the possibility of a murder after toxic substances used in pesticides were found in the food they left behind.
According to local media such as G1, a 32-year-old woman named Francesca Maria da Silva, who lives in Parnaiba, a coastal town in the northeastern Brazilian state of Piauí, died during hospital treatment on the 7th (local time). She was hospitalized on the 1st after eating rice and beans with eight family members.
Earlier on the 1st, her 3-year-old daughter, her 20-month-old son, and her 18-year-old stepbrother died one after another. In addition, her 4-year-old daughter is in critical condition, while her stepfather (53), step sister (17), and two neighbors have been hospitalized and discharged.
What is unfortunate is that Francesca, who has five children, has already lost two children last year. At the time, the children were known to have died after eating poisoned cashew nuts.
Police said there seems to be no connection between last year's incident and the incident.
The Forensic Research Institute announced on January 1 that a large amount of 'terbufos' ingredients were detected after analyzing the food left by these families.
This chemical is highly toxic and is used as an insecticide. However, sales are prohibited in Brazil.
It is harmful when it comes into contact with the eyes and skin, and when it enters the human body, it causes vomiting, muscle cramps, and central nerve abnormalities, and can leave neurological sequelae or cause death.
Police are investigating how pesticides, which had been banned from sale, entered the food. It is also looking at the possibility that someone intentionally put it in the food.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
